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The Roman Labyrinth: Crete under the Emperors
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ah3080
Module code: AH3080 What was the place of myth and memory in Roman Crete? How did cities interact during the Roman period? What was the status of this province and why? How has the legacy of Minoan Crete impacted the study of historic periods? When most...
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Crocus Sundays signal the arrival of spring alongside hedgehog display for children
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/crocus-sundays-signal-the-spring-alongside-hedgehog-display-for-children
The springtime blooming of crocuses in the Botanic Garden will this year be accompanied by the unusual sight of thousands of salt-dough hedgehogs in March.
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Black hole bullseye sheds light on interstellar dust
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/black-hole-2018bulls-eye2019-sheds-light-on-interstellar-dust
What looks like a shooting target (right) is actually an image of nested rings of X-ray light centred on an erupting black hole. On June 15, NASA's Swift satellite detected the start of a new outburst from V404 Cygni, where a black hole and a sun-like star orbit each other.
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How alien auroras reveal planetary information
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/how-alien-auroras-reveal-planetary-information
Beyond their spectacular light shows, auroras can tell us a huge amount of information about a planet.
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Before you arrive
https://le.ac.uk/study/welcome/your-next-steps
Checklists for what to bring to university – your accommodation, how to register, getting to Leicester, budgeting, and starting your studies.
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Employment Law
https://le.ac.uk/law/research/research-themes/employment-law
Our employment/labour law research spans the EU and UK in a wide range of topics including employment relations, equality, reconciliation of work and family life, industrial action, collective bargaining, and the protection of human rights within employment.
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Early Modern Letter-Writing: Culture and Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en7245
Module code: EN7245 In early modern society, if you were not able to speak to your interlocutor face-to-face, then a letter was your main alternative option for communication.
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Tragedy
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3194
Module code: EN3194 In 4th century BC, the Greek philosopher Aristotle argued that good tragedy should stimulate ‘pity and fear’ and cause emotional catharsis.
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Evolution of the Earth System
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gy1431
Module code: GY1431 This module provides an introduction to physical geography, and to do this you'll deliberately be taking a 'big picture' perspective on planet Earth.
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Tragedy
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/en3194
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