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Sir David Attenborough returns to Leicester to officially open new fully-inclusive arts gallery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/sir-david-attenborough-returns-to-leicester-to-officially-open-new-fully-inclusive-arts-gallery
The naturalist and long-running television personality Sir David Attenborough will be returning to the place of his Leicester childhood to open a new fully-inclusive gallery championed by his brother Lord Attenborough.
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Leicester academic appointed to first ever Government LGBT Advisory Panel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/21-government-lgbt-advisory-panel
Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy, Associate Professor in Hate Studies within the Department of Criminology, has been appointed to the Government’s first ever LGBT Advisory Panel by Penny Mordaunt, the Minister for Women and Equalities.
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Economic inequality is not “bad for everyone”, new research shows – wealthier people derive happiness benefits
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/economic-inequality-wealth-people-happiness
Increases in economic inequality raise the life satisfaction of wealthier people, while lowering the life satisfaction of people who earn less, newly published research shows.
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Leicester researcher scoops early career award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/dorothy-bishop-prize-researchers-leicester
Research Associate Dr Michael Biddle from the University of Leicester has been awarded an early career award for his work.
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Unexpected Encounters: How museums nurture living and ageing well
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/research/case-studies/unexpected-encounters
Read more about ideas relating to contemporary isolation and loneliness - a research project led by the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries.
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Antimicrobial therapy can prevent sepsis in pneumonia patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/antimicrobial-therapy-can-prevent-sepsis-in-pneumonia-patients
Antimicrobial therapy targeting specific cells in the immune system could prevent sepsis and life-threatening disease in people suffering from pneumonia, new research led by Leicester has shown.
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Introduction to Italian Studies
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/it1028
Module code: IT1028 This introductory module explores the history and culture of Italy from the Unification to the Second World War.
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Introduction to Italian Studies
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/it1028
Module code: IT1028 This introductory module explores the history and culture of Italy from the Unification to the Second World War.
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Introduction to Italian Studies
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/it1028
Module code: IT1028 This introductory module explores the history and culture of Italy from the Unification to the Second World War.
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International Migration and Refugee Law
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/lw7147
Module code: LW7147 This module will provide an introduction to international law principles governing international migration, including the European Convention on Human Rights and relevant aspects of EU law.