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Guy Barefoot
https://le.ac.uk/people/guy-barefoot
The academic profile of Dr Guy Barefoot, Honorary Visiting Fellow at University of Leicester
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Archaeology and Heritage
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar3606
Module code: AR3606 ‘Heritage’ is a very powerful idea, and we will begin this module by thinking about what heritage actually is and what it means in the contemporary world.
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Drylands: Landscapes, Ecosystems and People
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy3436
Module code: GY3436 This module concerns the contemporary and past environments of African Deserts. It is directly based on recent staff research and particularly focuses on landscapes, ecology and history of southern African deserts.
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Conservation Biology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/bs3058
Module code: BS3058 Our planet and the ecosystems within it are currently subject to unprecedented rates of environmental change as a direct consequence of the activities of the human population.
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Mines of Memory Collection
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/all/mines-of-memory
The Mines of Memory collection is comprised of 23 interviews with collieries discussing their memories of working in Snibston and Whitwick. Find out more about the collection.
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Leicester remembers Sir Peter Hall
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-remembers-sir-peter-hall
Earlier this week, the University was saddened to hear of the death of theatre director and founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company Sir Peter Hall (pictured). Sir Peter was an honorary graduate of the University of Leicester, receiving a Doctor of Letters degree in 1977.
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Researching Learning in Museums and Galleries 1990-1999
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/researching-learning
When RCMG was launched in January 1999, it seemed appropriate to review what was already known about the field.
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Historical directories
https://le.ac.uk/library/special-collections/explore/historical-directories
a digital collection of eighteenth and nineteenth century trade and local directories for family, local and urban historians
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Conservation quest to identify Leicesters wildlife and protect wild hedgehogs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/conservation-quest-to-identify-wildlife-ranging-from-bats-to-butterflies
Staff and students will be embarking on a quest - along with eager members of the public - to identify a wide range of wildlife in Leicestershire as part of Leicester’s annual wildlife survey from Friday 12 May, as Bioblitz returns for its eighth year.
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Scientists model impact of green infrastructure on City Centre traffic pollution
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/scientists-model-impact-of-green-infrastructure-on-city-centre-traffic-pollution
Scientists from EarthSense Systems and our University have published the results of a study into the effect of urban trees on air pollution.