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  • Later Prehistory

    https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar1553

    Module code: AR1553 Why did people first start living in crowded cities?  How can exchanging gifts be a crucial social and political practice? How and why do state societies emerge? How is power created and maintained? This module explores turning...

  • Sport and the Imperial bond

    https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/sport-and-the-imperial-bond

    Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship (£43,708) July 2009 - April 2011 Dr Prashant Kidambi In recent years, historians have shown how sport became deeply intertwined with imperial and national identities within the British Empire.

  • Tribute to architect behind iconic Engineering Building

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/tribute-to-architect-behind-iconic-engineering-building

    The architect James Gowan, who co-designed the University of Leicester’s Engineering Building, has died aged 92. He formed a partnership with James Stirling in the 1950s the results of which included our Engineering Building, completed in 1963.

  • Long-running course receives postgraduate funding boost

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/long-running-course-receives-postgraduate-funding-boost

    Two major funders of health and medical research across the UK are supporting a long-running course at our University with a total of seven studentships.

  • Expert opinions cover North Korea sex work and freedom of speech in Russia

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/expert-opinions-cover-north-korea-sex-work-and-freedom-of-speech-in-russia

    In an article for The Conversation, Professor Teela Sanders from the Department of Criminology has discussed the importance of moving towards a legal and policy framework which addresses the practicalities of sexual labour in the 21st century.

  • University pioneers revised attitudes at first Menopause Lets Talk About It workshop

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/university-pioneers-revised-attitudes-at-first-menopause-workshop

    Over 90 staff from across the University, including staff based at Leicester’s hospitals, joined colleagues in the Charles Wilson Building’s Belvoir City Lounge for an open and frank discussion about the menopause.

  • Colleagues remember Lucy

    https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/lucy-ellis/colleagues

    Lucy’s recent and former colleagues have shared some memories below: “I knew Lucy for 17 years, meeting her for the first time when the careers service was based in College House and liking her immediately as she was so friendly and warm-hearted.

  • TV legend Johnny Ball gets University of Leicester staff, students and local schoolchildren thinking of numbers

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/tv-legend-johnny-ball-thinking-numbers

    The science and mathematics communicator visited University of Leicester to launch the NSPCC’s Number Day 2026 and joined Dr Josh Smalley, chemist and Great British Bake Off finalist, for demonstrations with schoolchildren

  • Genetics, Biodiversity and Behaviour

    https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt2006

    Module code: NT2006 This module will introduce you to the patterns of genetic variation/inheritance in families and of genetic variation in populations, and to current applications of genetics into modern medicine, anthropology, biotechnology and conservation.

  • Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 27 August 2 September

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-27-august-2-september

    Dr Kelly Staples from the Department of Politics and International Relations has written an article for Think: Leicester examining recent data suggesting that UK net migration has hit a record high.

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