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Funding opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/study/funding
The Centre for English Local History offers a number of funding opportunities for prospective students who wish to study with us. Browse the opportunities available.
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Collections
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/about/collections
The University houses a large and varied collection of materials relating to local history. It is arguably the fullest collection outside Oxford, Cambridge and London. Find out more about the collection, which includes the generous gift given to the library by Joan Thirsk.
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Postdoctoral and Visiting Fellows
https://le.ac.uk/medieval/people/postdoctoral-and-visiting-fellows
Meet the Postdoctoral and Honorary Visiting Fellows associated with the University of Leicester's Medieval Research Centre.
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Big Antiquity
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/big-antiquity
Learn more about Archaeology and Ancient History at Leicester's Big Antiquity research theme, with key research projects including Ancient Akrotiri Project, The Birth of Greek Culture, In the Footsteps of Caesar, Roman Knossos, and The Trans-Sahara Project
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Explore our collections
https://le.ac.uk/library/special-collections/explore
Explore the collections of archives, manuscripts and printed rare books housed in Archives and Special Collections.
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Charnwood Roots
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/charnwood-roots
The Charnwood Roots project will explore the rich history of Charnwood Forest and the towns and villages that surround it. Charnwood Roots is a partnership between professional historians, archaeologists, geologists and volunteers from the local community.
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Second Ukrainian university to link up with super supportive Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/ukraine-1-year
The University of Leicester is poised to formally link up with a second Ukrainian university as it ramps up its support for those affected by the year-long war in the Eastern European country.
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School of Education - PGCE privacy notice
https://le.ac.uk/policies/privacy/students/pgce
Get more information on how the School of Education at Leicester handles your data.
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Cutting corners results in rare genetic diseases being undiagnosed, say scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/genetic-diseases
Inaccurate naming of genetic diseases is resulting in some rare genetic diseases needlessly being undiagnosed, scientists from the University of Leicester warn
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Hunt for Universe’s most extreme explosions receives funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/gamma-ray-burst-leverhulme
Scientists at the University of Leicester receive more than £330,000 from the Leverhulme Trust to rapidly ‘chase’ and analyse gamma-ray bursts