2nd Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Readers' Studios is a lot like Readers' Wives, except we're talking about photos of some of the most stimulating creative workspaces instead of... well, you know. Today we're taking a peek at the studio of Jane French, a contemporary artist who specialises in portraits...
30th Jan 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ A host of arts and media celebrities will visit Leicester later this month for De Montfort University’s (DMU) annual student-run Cultural Exchanges Festival. This year’s festival will include public lectures and performances with most events free of charge, and guests including...
27th Jan 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Michael Clark Company returns to Curve with the latest instalment of his critically acclaimed dance production made primarily to the music of David Bowie - come, been and gone. The piece also embraces the work of key collaborators..
23rd Jan 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ A De Montfort University (DMU) graduate’s biker-style collection is to appear on the runway at one of Europe’s most renowned fashion trade shows after winning a prestigious competition. Lauren Pharoah, a fashion design graduate from Leicester’s DMU, is one of...
9th Jan 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ A graduate from De Montfort University (DMU) who has photographed some of the world’s biggest celebrities has been honoured with an MBE. Andy Gotts – who completed his MA at DMU in 2007 – received the honour in recognition of his services to...
14th Dec 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ A unique degree course that combines two critical areas in marketing and has the backing of a major blue-chip organisation and a leading social media agency is now recruiting its first students. Launched by Leicester Business School at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester...
6th Dec 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ If a partridge in a pear tree is out of the question in the current economic climate, a free app that provides a daily love poem could be the Christmas gift of choice for cash-strapped romantics. The Poetry Advent Calendar app...
5th Dec 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Seven out of nine students shortlisted for knitwear awards at one of the UK’s most prestigious fashion events are from De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester. DMU’s Fashion Design students dominate the shortlists in both the Knitter of the Year and...
17th Nov 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ As the new vampire film Twilight: Breaking Dawn is about to hit cinema screens nationwide, experts from around the globe are gathering at De Montfort University (DMU) to explore the ever-growing appeal of the monster genre...
10th Nov 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Talent House East Midlands (THEM for short) is the brainchild of Stephanie Macdonald-Walker and Elizabeth Dyer, recent graduates from De Montfort University, Leicester. Having struggled with finding opportunities to sell their work locally...
9th Nov 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ The man behind the SuperJam brand will deliver a keynote speech at De Montfort University (DMU) next week in a bid to inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs. Fraser Doherty, 22, – who started making his 100% pure fruit spreads in his grandmother’s kitchen...
8th Nov 2011 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ David Beckham and Rio Ferdinand have been spotted wearing his designs, but last week one of the co-founders behind Jeffery-West shoes took time out to visit some of De Montfort University’s (DMU) students.,,
10th Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Blue Yates is a professional Classical guitarist, performer and recording artist, specialising in Classical, Acoustic and Latin genres and this February marks the 10 year anniversary of his guitar tui...
