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Modern Britain: c1700-Present
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/hs1013
Module code: HS1013 Throughout this module you’ll untangle key controversies in British history, and look at how and why we came to view these events in this way.
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Modern Britain: c1700-Present
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs1013
Module code: HS1013 Throughout this module you’ll untangle key controversies in British history, and look at how and why we came to view these events in this way.
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New project explores art and DNA at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/new-project-explores-art-and-dna-at-leicester
Leicester-based artists Ruth Singer and Gillian McFarland have begun working with Dr Turi King, Reader in Genetics and Archaeology, on a project which explores creative and visual responses to DNA research.
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University develops unique bridge for British-Chinese biomedical education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/university-develops-unique-bridge-for-british-chinese-biomedical-education
A groundbreaking initiative to promote collaboration between China and the United Kingdom in the field of Biomedical science is being launched by the University at a conference taking place from 20 to 24 February.
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Secrets of our ancient animal ancestors may be revealed through oldest DNA sequences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/secrets-of-our-ancient-animal-ancestors-may-be-revealed-through-oldest-dna-sequences
700 million year-old DNA sequences from ancient animals have been unearthed by researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Warwick, shedding new light on our earliest animal ancestors and how they influenced modern species - including the sponge.
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The Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-impact-of-diasporas-on-the-making-of-britain
The Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain was an innovative five-year interdisciplinary research programme, funded by a £1.37 million Programme Award from The Leverhulme Trust, which ran from 2011-2015.
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Space Park Leicester to showcase world leading research and missions at national conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/space-park-leicester-showcase-research-missions-national-conference
Leading space experts from Leicester will reveal their involvement in research and missions that are expanding our knowledge and helping us to tackle some of our planet’s biggest challenges at the UK Space Conference 2025 this week.
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Switching to renewable energy could save thousands of lives in Africa
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/21-africa-solar
With renewable energy cheaper and more efficient than ever, countries in Africa have the unique opportunity to harness abundant renewable sources like wind, solar and geothermal.
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Royal Aeronautical Engineering Society webinar: UK as a Global Space Power
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/23/royal-aeronautical-engineering-society-webinar-uk-as-a-global-space-power/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 23 November 2020 The Royal Aeronautical Engineering Society is hosting a webinar with a panel including Leicester’s Professor John Remedios, discussing the UK as a global space power.
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Should Social Scientific Debate occur outside Academic Journals?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/01/14/should-social-scientific-debate-occur-outside-academic-journals/
Posted by Stephen Dunne in School of Business Blog on January 14, 2015 Lecturer in Social Theory and Consumption at the School, Stephen Dunne , attempts to renew a recent academic argument through a more accessible medium Social scientists engage in debates which matter to...