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Academic provides national security briefing
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/academic-provides-national-security-briefing
Dr Andrew Futter from the School of History, Politics and International Relations was recently invited to London to brief the UK National Security Secretariat at the Cabinet Office.
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Tackling religiously motivated hate affecting university students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/tackling-religiously-motivated-hate-affecting-university-students
Initiatives designed to tackle the rise of hate and extremism in the UK and beyond have received a vital boost from the Office for Students (OfS).
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MappAir nationwide air pollution map updated
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/mappair-nationwide-air-pollution-map-updated
MappAir – the first ever high resolution nationwide map of air pollution – has been updated to include small atmospheric particles that can get into the lungs causing serious health problems.
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Public transport use may lead to major COVID-19 outbreak
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/public-transport-covid
A leading academic at the University of Leicester has warned of major COVID-19 outbreaks amongst passengers using public transport if precautions are not taken.
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Events
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/events
View all upcoming events that are taking place at the Garden and Arboretum.
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Living in Towns: Archaeological Approaches to Medieval Urbanism
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ar2034
Module: AR2034 What did towns look like after Roman decline? When do we see a ‘rebirth’ of towns? Were medieval towns heavily fortified? How clean were medieval towns and households? Were medieval towns dominated by religious structures? These are...
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The Grey Friars – a brief history
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/richard-iii-and-leicester/grey-friars-history
The history of the Grey Friars site from its beginnings in 1224 to the thing it is best known for - Richard III’s burial in the church choir in 1485.
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Planning Projects and Designing Interpretive Exhibitions
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mu7508
Module code: MU7508 Module Outline This module offers students a chance to put their ideas, experiences, and theoretical tools into practice.
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/host-microbe-interactions/copd
COPD is a progressive-obstructive disease that is not completely reversible and is predominantly caused by smoking. COPD is characterised by intermittent flare-ups that commonly lead to bacterial infections. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are both features of COPD. Asthma.
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Holocaust Memorial Day: The catalyst for change
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/holocaust-memorial-day
Thursday, 27 January is Holocaust Memorial Day, a time to reflect on the past to safeguard the future. At Leicester, the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies plays a pivotal part in achieving this goal.