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Departments receive recognition for tackling gender inequality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/university-of-leicester-departments-receive-recognition-for-tackling-gender-inequality
Advance HE has announced that three University of Leicester departments are among the most recent institutions and departments to receive an Athena SWAN award, in the charter that recognises commitment to tackling gender inequality in higher education.
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Award-winning Irchester Field School brings Roman history to life for local community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/heritage-hub-irchester-field-school-mj-award
A University of Leicester partnership with North Northamptonshire Council has won an MJ Award.
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School contacts
https://le.ac.uk/cssah/people/school-contacts
Browse ways to contact the offices for the departments and schools that make up the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.
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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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New History Lab
https://le.ac.uk/history/study/postgraduate/history-lab
Find out about our New History Lab group - established by our postgraduate students to encourage meeting people, swapping ideas, discussing their work, and celebrating the diverse range of history being studied at the University of Leicester.
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Experts probe Mumbais history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/experts-probe-mumbai2019s-history
The history of India’s richest city, Mumbai, has been explored at an international conference co-convened by the University of Leicester.
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Researching the history of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/how-to-do-oral-history/leicester-history-resources/researching-leicester
EMOHA has provided ways in which you can research the history of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. This can also be applied to other counties and areas.
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History and campus
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history
See how far we’ve come since we were first founded as Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland University College in 1921 - from getting our Royal Charter in 1957 to the discovery of Richard III’s remains in 2012.
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Conference to examine the complex history of immigration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/conference-to-examine-immigrations-complex-history
Immigration, its causes and its consequences, may be a contentious topic in the 21st century, but it is by no means a new phenomenon.
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History and Politics BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/history-and-politics-ba/2027
Leicester’s History and Politics course will help you to develop an advanced understanding of the modern world, whilst practical modules will develop your career skills.