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Female genital mutilation seeking alternative rites of passage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/female-genital-mutilation-seeking-2018alternative-rites-of-passage2019
The potential of a method of replacing female genital mutilation as an initiation into womanhood with culturally sensitive alternatives is to be explored.
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Demand for free colonial history lessons spikes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/colonial-countryside
Free home schooling packs about Britain’s colonial past have seen a surge in popularity. Requests for the Colonial Countryside packs, written by author and history teacher Dan Lyndon-Cohen, have gone from one or two a week to more than 30 a day.
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Research areas
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/space/areas
International Space Law International space law is a specialised field of international law of relatively young origins. It establishes the rules governing the conduct of space activities by states and private entities.
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Curiosity in Isolation at Edinburgh and Glasgow
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2020/05/02/curiosity-in-isolation-at-edinburgh-and-glasgow/
Curiosity Rover, Edinburgh locality, HiRISE image
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Corporate Governance
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mn2136
Module code: MN2136 Failures of corporate governance can sink companies. Reputational damage, costly legal settlements, slumps in share prices and even full-blown collapse can all stem from poor leadership at the top.
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Financial Analysis and Investment
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mn7022
Module code: MN7022 How are assets and instruments valued? How are financial portfolios managed? Where do financial markets and intermediaries fit into the markets? In this module, you’ll find out the answers to these questions and more concerning the world of financial...
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Advanced Organic Chemistry
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ch3201
Module code: CH3201 Organic chemistry is the basis for all life on Earth.
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Classical Landscapes
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ar7528
Module code: AR7528 This module explores the nature and scope of the various sources of evidence – textual and archaeological, for the study of classical landscapes and the social use of space.
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Institute for Lung Health
https://le.ac.uk/lung-health
The Leicester Institute for Lung Health covers respiratory research and clinical development into medicine for infections and lung health, working closely with the National Health Service.
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Top 25 for Earth Sciences research in REF2021
https://le.ac.uk/gge/ref2021
We are delighted with our recent performance in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF2021), in which we placed top 25 in the UK for our overall research quality (GPA) (according to analysis by the Times Higher Education).