https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/0... Professor Nishan Canagarajah starts at Leicester today as the university’s seventh vice-chancellor. He has made it a priority to reach out and work with local partners to ensure the university benefits the area’s community as well as international stakeholders to drive its global impact forward. The city’s sporting strengths, vibrant culture and diversity are attractive reasons for him to join Leicester. And he pledged that one of his central aims is to improve the chances of students from diverse backgrounds to access higher education and achieve their full potential. This film was produced by External Relations, University of Leicester 2019. Filmed & Edited by Carl Vivian