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Californian Drylands
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy3430
Module code: GY3430 This module is based around a 10-day field trip to the Mojave Desert and Death Valley in California. During this module you'll study the geomorphology (landforms and landscapes) of desert environments.
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Using Numbers in Social Research
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sy2008
Module code: SY2008 This module will help you develop the skills to both use and consume numbers in social research. You'll look at the ways in which you can locate, retrieve and use large scale numeric data for your research and studies.
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Politics expert gives evidence to House of Lords Committee on security challenges facing the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/politics-expert-gives-evidence-to-house-of-lords-committee-on-security-challenges-facing-the-uk
A Leicester expert has contributed to a House of Lords inquiry on international relations and foreign policy. Dr Andrew Futter from the School of History, Politics and International Relations has shared his expertise on security with a Parliamentary committee.
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Voice in Space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/voice-in-space
The voice of renowned physicist and Leicester honorary graduate Stephen Hawking, who died earlier this year, was beamed into space today, following a memorial service held at Westminster Abbey in London.
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Joanna Story
https://le.ac.uk/people/joanna-story
Professor Joanna Story researches early medieval history, with her work on early medieval manuscripts and art helping to improve our understanding of early European history and culture.
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Using digital tools to publish and promote your project: podcasts
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/engaging/podcasts
History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. This guide offers advice on creating a podcast to publish and promote your project.
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Producing displays and exhibitions
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/engaging/displays-exhibitions
History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. This guide gives tips and advice on how people interact with displays in museums and art galleries etc - including theories and styles of learning and tips on designing your display.
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Speaking your language University creates its first foreignlanguage video news release
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/speaking-your-language-university-creates-its-first-foreign-language-video-news-release
Our Creative Services and News teams have worked together to produce the University’s first foreign-language video news release. The video news release focuses on University of Leicester research to ‘save the most valuable silk moth in the world’.
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Study reveals how thirsty trees pull water to their canopies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-reveals-how-thirsty-trees-pull-water-to-their-canopies
A scientific mystery about how trees pull water from the ground to their top branches has been solved by an international team of researchers led by Dr Adrian Boatwright, who conducted the research while at the Department of Chemistry.
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Students growing rocket from outer space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students-growing-rocket-from-outer-space
Students in our Department of Physics and Astronomy have been growing rocket lettuce from seeds that have been orbiting in space.