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Visiting Professor awarded the prestigious Presidents Medal from the British Academy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/visiting-professor-awarded-the-prestigious-presidents-medal-from-the-british-academy
A Visiting Professor at our University has been honoured with one of the highest awards for humanities and social sciences.
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Next Scarman Lecture discuss lifecycle of riots
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/next-scarman-lecture-discuss-life-cycle-of-riots
The esteemed criminologist Professor Tim Newburn (pictured) will visit Leicester to deliver this year's Scarman Lecture series.
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New study to explore actions of solidarity with asylum seekers and refugees
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/new-study-to-explore-actions-of-solidarity-with-asylum-seekers-and-refugees
A new study into collective actions in support of vulnerable groups – including asylum seekers and refugees - is being led by our University in...
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Forensics course explores how science helps police to solve crimes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/forensics-course-explores-how-science-helps-police-to-solve-crimes
A popular free course offered by our University showcasing how police use forensic science to solve crimes will be running for its fourth time...
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Expert opinions cover migraines Juno and crimefighting technology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/expert-opinions-cover-migraines-juno-and-crime-fighting-technology
Dr Katherine Foxhall from the School of History, Politics and International Relations (HyPIR) has written an article for The Conversation...
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Undersea warfare in the wake of a new wave of technology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/undersea-warfare-in-the-wake-of-a-new-wave-of-technology
Experts are to gather in London tomorrow (13 September) to examine the challenges posed by new technologies to submarine based defence systems...
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Bonds latest technique could give criminals a nasty shock
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/bonds-latest-technique-could-give-criminals-a-nasty-shock
A new crime-fighting technique developed by Dr John Bond OBE from the Department of Criminology could leave criminals shaken - and a little bit...
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Leicester geneticist awarded prestigious Fellowship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-geneticist-awarded-prestigious-fellowship
Dr Turi King (pictured), Reader in Genetics and Archaeology at the University has been awarded a prestigious British Science Association (BSA)...
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Historians explore Teaching the Russian Revolution in workshop at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/historians-explore-teaching-the-russian-revolution-in-workshop-at-leicester
Researchers and teachers of Russian revolutionary history from universities across the East Midlands and beyond gathered in Leicester on 6...
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Leicester graduate to enter House of Lords
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-graduate-to-enter-house-of-lords
A graduate of our University has been awarded a peerage, elevating him to membership of the House of Lords.