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Researcher joins nationwide initiative to increase BAME representation in Parliament
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/researcher-joins-nationwide-initiative-to-increase-bame-representation-in-parliament
A researcher from our University will be taking part in the ‘Operation Black Vote’ MP shadowing scheme, a national initiative designed to increase the number of minority ethnic MPs in Parliament.
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The Roots of the British
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-impact-of-diasporas-on-the-making-of-britain/related-projects/the-roots-of-the-british
The Impact of Diasporas programme has grown out the Roots of the British project. This project started as a small collaborative group interested in exploring how people from different disciplines could work together to create a more informed picture of the history of Britain.
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Geologist to monitor effects of controlled demolition near former city council HQ
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/geologist-to-monitor-effects-of-controlled-demolition-near-former-city-council-hq
University geologist Dr David Hawthorn will be setting up equipment near the former city council HQ to record the effects of the controlled demolition of the site planned for this weekend. Dr David Hawthorn is a seismologist in our Department of Geology.
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Lecture to explore early recorded medical observations of the female body
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/lecture-to-explore-early-recorded-medical-observations-of-the-female-body
The fascinating subject of how ancient medical practitioners first began to understand female anatomy is being explored at Leicester's 15th annual Dorothy Buchan Lecture.
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Was Richard IIIs scoliosis kept a secret until his death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/was-richard-iiis-scoliosis-kept-a-secret-until-his-death
Last month saw the mortal remains of King Richard III reinterred at Leicester Cathedral, more than two years after University archaeologists discovered his skeleton in a car park in August 2012.
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Healthy eating and respiratory irritants from 400000 years ago revealed through ancient dental plaque
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/healthy-eating-and-respiratory-irritants-from-400-000-years-ago-revealed-through-ancient-dental-plaque
The University of Leicester is involved in new research conducted by archaeologists from the University of York and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, in collaboration with members of Tel Aviv University, that reveals striking insights into the living conditions...
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Academics contribute to major project celebrating 80 years of British TV
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/academics-contribute-to-major-project-celebrating-80-years-of-british-tv
Professor Helen Wood and Dr Jilly Boyce Kay from the School of Media, Communication and Sociology have contributed to BBC History’s new archive to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the launch of the first British television service by the BBC.
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Academic cited among Britains most influential people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/academic-cited-among-britains-most-influential-people
Professor Helen Atkinson CBE (pictured), Head of the Department of Engineering, has been cited among the Debrett’s 500 most influential people in Britain.
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East Midlands Policing Academic Collaboration launch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/east-midlands-policing-academic-collaboration-launch
The University of Leicester has joined a new collaboration of seven universities, five police forces and five Police and Crime Commissioners looking at how academics and the police can work more closely to shape the future of policing.
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350 Years Ago Pepys and the Easter of 1666
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/350-years-ago-pepys-and-the-easter-of-1666
350 years ago, on the Easter of 1666, famous diarist Samuel Pepys recorded how he failed to join a Church of England service at the Chapel in Whitehall Palace as it was too crowded over the festive period.