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• Demand for free colonial history lessons spikes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/colonial-countryside

  Free home schooling packs about Britain’s colonial past have seen a surge in popularity. Requests for the Colonial Countryside packs, written by author and history teacher Dan Lyndon-Cohen, have gone from one or two a week to more than 30 a day.

• Classical Worlds: Translation and Reception

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/en3151

  Module code: EN3151 Many political, religious, educational and cultural developments in Europe over the last millennium have been influenced by – or have reacted against – classical Greek or Roman precedents.

• The Archaeology of Colonialism in the Americas

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ar3085

  Module code: AR3085 Colonialism and its legacies structure the modern world today, both at home and further afield, responsible for inequalities in wealth and opportunity, attitudes to race and gender, configurations of power and knowledge.

• The Archaeology of Colonialism in the Americas

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ar3085

  Module code: AR3085 Colonialism and its legacies structure the modern world today, both at home and further afield, responsible for inequalities in wealth and opportunity, attitudes to race and gender, configurations of power and knowledge.

• Classical Worlds: Translation and Reception

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/en3151

  Module code: EN3151 Many political, religious, educational and cultural developments in Europe over the last millennium have been influenced by – or have reacted against – classical Greek or Roman precedents.

• Chris Grocott

  https://le.ac.uk/people/chris-grocott

  The academic profile of Dr Chris Grocott, Lecturer in Management and Economic History at University of Leicester

• New hope for patients with aggressive asbestos-linked cancer as trial shows a targeted cancer treatment can improve survival

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/asbestos-cancer-nero-leicester-fennell

  Leicester researchers have shown for the first time that a drug that prevents cancer cells from repairing can control the growth of mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer caused by asbestos

• Bake Off host will make for Quite Interesting graduation

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/bake-off-host-will-make-for-quite-interesting-graduation

  Those bowled over by Bake-Off this year will find plenty to celebrate at our graduation ceremonies this summer.

• New study exposes causes behind criminal case backlogs in England and Wales 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/police-crime-cps-england-wales-criminal-case-backlog

  A University of Leicester-led study has unearthed critical factors delaying the progression of criminal cases from police investigations to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for charging decisions in England and Wales.

• Antarcticas volcanoes a song of ice and fire

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/antarcticas-volcanoes-a-song-of-ice-and-fire

  Antarctica is a vast icy wasteland covered by the world’s largest ice sheet. This ice sheet contains about 90% of fresh water on the planet. It acts as a massive heat sink and its meltwater drives the world’s oceanic circulation.