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Troy and the Trojan War
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ah3073
Module code: AH3073 In this module we will take an interdisciplinary approach, considering Troy from a range of perspectives. We will look at the archaeology of the site, including not only the Bronze Age but also the Iron Age, the Hellenistic age and the Roman occupation.
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Expert to discuss gene-editing research at free public lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/expert-to-discuss-gene-editing-research-at-free-public-lecture
A leading expert will be discussing the latest breakthroughs in gene-editing research during this year’s Frank May Prize lecture on 31 October.
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‘One of the most remarkable men in the entire history of archaeology’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/08/01/one-of-the-most-remarkable-men-in-the-entire-history-of-archaeology/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on August 1, 2017 Two hundred years ago, on 1 August 1817, the adventurer-Egyptologist Giovanni Belzoni, described by Howard Carter, with good reason, as ‘one of the most remarkable men in the entire history of...
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Evidence of 2,000 years of human activity found on market site in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/evidence-2000-years-human-activity-market
University of Leicester Archaeological Services carrying out excavations at the site of the city’s new market square, with discoveries including a Roman infant burial and remains of a dungeon believed to be from the 16th century
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Our Impact so Far – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/05/19/our-impact-so-far/
Outline of the results - in terms of research impact - the consuming authenticities AHRC project has achieved to date, with a focus on the research collaboration facilitated by a workshop at the National Library of Wales.
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Two Students + One Programme = Graduate Job Success
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/careerdevelopmentservice/2015/10/16/leicester-award-gold/
Posted by Marie Muir in Career Development Service on October 16, 2015 Fran and Lucy took part in the Leicester Award Gold when they studied at the University of Leicester, hear why they think you should do it too! Why did you apply for the Leicester Award Gold? Fran – I...
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Memorial Page
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mark-pluciennik-memorial/2016/05/18/memorial-page/
Posted by in Memorial Page for Mark Pluciennik on May 18, 2016 Mark Pluciennik died on 7 May at the age of 62, following a battle with a progressive neurological condition.
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Developing literacy with children in key stage 2
https://le.ac.uk/law/research/research-projects/developing-literacy-with-children-in-key-stage-2
Undergraduate law students design, develop and deliver interactive workshops for schools. Each workshop was designed to develop children’s ‘legal literacy’.
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Engineering students win top two places in UniFi Formula 1 aerodynamics championship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/engineering-students-win-top-two-places-in-unifi-formula-1-aerodynamics-championship
Two teams from the University of Leicester have taken the top two places in an international motorsport design and simulation competition. UniFi Racing is a unique project which exposes students to the complete design cycle of a modern open wheel race car.
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Former childrens laureate Michael Morpurgo to speak to packed audience
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/former-children2019s-laureate-michael-morpurgo-to-speak-to-packed-audience
The University is to welcome the popular and award-winning children’s writer Michael Morpurgo as he delivers its 2017 Annual Creative Writing Lecture this week to a packed house.