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Fashion graduate’s collection sold in Warehouse an...

19th Sep 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ An award-winning De Montfort University (DMU) fashion graduate will see her colourful designs sold in stores across the UK this autumn after winning a national design competition...

DMU students intern with international choreograph...

14th Sep 2011 ⁄ Two students at Leicester’s De Montfort University (DMU) have made their first moves towards a dance career this week when they began once-in-a-lifetime internships with world-renowned choreographer, Akram Khan...

Festival fans turn to Dan for Strawberry Fields sh...

1st Sep 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ A graduate from De Montfort University (DMU) has been getting festival-goers from their sleeping bags to the stage in double-quick time at a festival last weekend, thanks to his new business venture. Daniel Jones – who studied arts management at DMU – now runs a transport company that shuttles people around...

Competition offers placement at Next to best DMU r...

1st Sep 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Students on De Montfort University’s retail management course will have the chance to win a paid placement at a high street fashion retailer, thanks to the launch of an exciting new competition. Leicestershire-based Next has teamed up with DMU to offer a four-week paid placement to the first year student who performs the best over a series of bus...

Partnership gives boost to interactive guide proje...

18th Aug 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ People can now take a tour of the East Midlands’ cultural highlights in the palm of their hand, thanks to the work of a De Montfort University academic and a Leicestershire-based multimedia business...

DMU wins major research grant in film studies

27th Jul 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ A senior lecturer at De Montfort University (DMU) will be able to continue his research into the influence of the baby boom generation on the American film industry, thanks to a research grant to DMU from the Leverhulme Trust. Dr James Russell, subject leader for Film Studies at DMU, has been awarded more than £98,000 to fund a two-year project en...

Student’s winning designs to feature in Gola’s 201...

20th Jul 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ A De Montfort University (DMU) student will see her footwear and bag designs hit the shops next spring after winning a competition to create a collection for Gola’s 2012 range. Second-year footwear design student Jennifer Brook was one of 36 students on the course challenged by internationally-renowned fashion brand Gola to create designs that br...

DMU lecturer’s designs are the formula for fashion...

11th Jul 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ De Montfort University (DMU) fashion design lecturer Jo Cope has been selected for an exciting new project which will see her innovative works on display at Silverstone’s most prestigious motorsport events.

Formula Fashion is a new project where five talented designers from across the UK will showcase their innovative and high quality fashion ...

Spectacular display by 795 of the UK's most c...

15th Jun 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Unique sculptures, eye-catching shoes, and a host of award-winning designs created by 795 students graduating from De Montfort University’s (DMU) Faculty of Art and Design this summer will be on display from this weekend until 23 June.

Work on display, including some items available for sale, will range from exquisite fabrics and textiles, cer...

Host of celebrities join DMU to mark 10 years of C...

2nd Feb 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Celebrated actress Honor Blackman, music legend Feargal Sharkey, comedienne Meera Syal, and acclaimed graphic novelist Alan Moore, are some of the big names taking part in an exciting line-up at De Montfort University’s (DMU) Cultural Exchanges festival.

Just 10 students have organised the week-long celebration of culture which begins on Monda...

DMU to Delhi - Graduates’ creative works travel to...

19th Jan 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Three De Montfort University (DMU) graduates are getting ready to jet off to the other side of the world this month to showcase their degree work in an arts exhibition which is the first of its kind.

Rachael Liddle, Christopher Christophi, and Jason Garlick have been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly to India for the DMU to Delhi e...