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Urbanisms
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar3604
Module code: AR3604 It is estimated that by 2050, almost 70% of the world’s population will be living in cities – but what is it that makes a city, and how have people changed and adapted to urban living? Archaeology is well-placed to examine a range of information about...
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Europe as a Global Actor
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/pl7596
Module code: PL7596 In this module you'll develop a critical understanding of Europe’s 'actorness' on the global stage.
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Classical and Hellenistic Greek States
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ah2022
Module code: AH2022 In this module we will use literary, archaeological, and epigraphic sources to examine the spectrum of Greek political communities before and after Alexander the Great, breaking down both unipolar (Athenocentric) and bipolar (‘Athens vs.
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The Age of Augustus
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ah2703
Module code: AH2703 Augustus: Builder, Patron, Victor, Lover, Tyrant. In this module will explore the foundations of the Roman Empire as they were laid by the greatest Roman of them all.
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Policing
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/cr2001
Module code: CR2001 While claims that the British police enjoyed a ‘golden age’ in post-war Britain have been widely debated, there can be little doubt that policing has become increasingly complex and contested in recent years.
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Specialisms
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mu7020
Module code: MU7020 Your specialism will give you an opportunity to develop expertise within a particular area of museum studies, such as the natural environment, heritage, education, global museologies and the digital world.
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Students claim top spots in prestigious poster competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/students-claim-top-spots-in-poster-competition
Students from our Departments of Engineering and Informatics have claimed top spots in a poster competition as part of this year's ACM-W UK conference held at the University of Hertfordshire on 12 May.
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Media features President and Vice-Chancellor speaking on gender equality campaign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/media-features-president-and-vice-chancellor-speaking-on-gender-equality-campaign
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has spoken about Leicester’s involvement in the UN Women’s HeForShe solidarity movement in the media, explaining how it is fitting that the University of Leicester should be chosen among only 10 universities in the world that...
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Leicesters contribution to forensic history featured by BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester2019s-contribution-to-forensic-history-featured-by-bbc
BBC4’s new three-part documentary series exploring the history and development of forensic science includes contributions from academics at the University of Leicester, including Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys discussing his invention of DNA fingerprinting.
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Medieval skeletons discovered at Leicester Castle
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/medieval-skeletons-discovered-at-leicester-castle
A team of Leicester archaeologists has uncovered medieval human remains at Leicester Castle. The skeletons, discovered by builders while laying new electrical cables, have yet to be radiocarbon dated or identified but it is thought they may be six or seven centuries old.