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• Crusading in the Fifteenth Century

  https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/crusading-in-the-fifteenth-century

  Professor Norman Housley has recently been awarded two grants by the Leverhulme Trust for research into the Crusades and their impact on Europe in the pre-Reformation period. The grants complement one another.

• Black Mischief in the Albatross Modern Library

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2019/05/09/black-mischief-in-the-albatross-modern-library/

  Posted by in Waugh and Words on May 9, 2019 Modernist scholar and editor of our forthcoming Black Mischief volume Dr Naomi Milthorpe has been researching with our project partners at the Harry Ransom Center.

• Attitudes to Convict Ancestry: Documentary Review

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/12/02/convict-ancestry-documentary/

  Posted by Katy Roscoe in Carceral Archipelago on December 2, 2016 In this blog post I review the documentary ‘A Secret History of my Family: Gadbury Sisters’ , which aired in 2016, and discuss how it reflects changing attitudes to convict ancestry amongst British and...

• Leicester praised in new book on science communications

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/fiona-fox-book

  Award-winning work by the University of Leicester in improving science communications has been featured in a new book by Fiona Fox from the Science Media Centre.

• Transporting Convicts from New Zealand to Van Diemen’s Land

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/10/31/transporting-convicts-from-new-zealand-to-van-diemens-land/

  Posted by Carrie Crockett in Carceral Archipelago on October 31, 2017 By Dr Kristyn Harman Senior Lecturer in History, University of Tasmania   Like many New Zealanders, I grew up hearing stories about the Australian penal colonies, particularly anecdotes of London...

• African Caribbean men help to spread prostate cancer message

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/african-caribbean-men-help-to-spread-prostate-cancer-message

  Play Domino Talk Prostate (Cancer) Local men of the African/Caribbean community explain prostate cancer awareness and the higher risk for black men in this inspiring video.

• Academic to provide expert analysis for BBC on General Election results

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/academic-to-provide-expert-analysis-for-bbc-on-general-election-results

  A Leicester academic will be providing expert analysis and commentary during BBC Radio Leicester’s all-night broadcast for the 2017 General Election results on Thursday (8 June).

• Jason Hughes

  https://le.ac.uk/people/jason-hughes

  The academic profile of Professor Jason Hughes, Professor of Sociology at University of Leicester

• Feasibility of using the Patient Activation Measure in the NHS

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2015/11/25/pam-evaluation-efr/

  Posted by Natalie Armstrong in SAPPHIRE (Social science APPlied to Healthcare Improvement REsearch) on November 25, 2015 Introduction: The challenge of person-centred care Over recent years the push for the NHS to become more person-centred has been mounting, with increasing...

• ca270

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/author/christopher_allen/

  Schrödinger’s Cat and the Hidden Feelings Box: PSHE and RSHE Education in a Digital World Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on July 14, 2025 Michelle O’Reilly, Diane Levine, Neil Sinclair, and Sarah Adams c What if...