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Clare Anderson
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/author/clare_anderson/
I am a professor of history, with interests in colonialism and colonial societies across the British Empire. I am especially interested in the history of confinement.
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A System of Reintegration and Control: The Dual Functionality of Regional Convict Depots in Western
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/03/20/a-system-of-reintegration-and-control-the-dual-functionality-of-regional-convict-depots-in-western-australia/
Posted by abarker in Carceral Archipelago on March 20, 2017 By Kellie Moss Fremantle Prison, Western Australia (authors own image). The history of convict confinement in Western Australia has been dominated by one towering limestone structure: Fremantle prison.
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UK first for Leicester: ground-breaking software lets surgeon see real-time 3D map of heart
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/12-cardiac-software
Innovative software that allows a surgeon to view inside a patient’s heart in real time while applying treatment has been used for the first time in the UK in operations at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester.
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Leicester Professor to lead UK Space Science Strategy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/25-martin-barstow-uksa
Professor Martin Barstow has been appointed as Chair of the UK Space Agency’s Science Programme Advisory Committee, leading the UK's approach to Space Science.
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Two Leicester professors join prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/08-academy-medical-sciences-fellows
The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected Leicester’s Professor Chris Brightling and Professor Rodrigo Quian Quiroga to their esteemed Fellowship, as announced today, Wednesday 8 May.
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Conference on stalking aims for closer integration of services
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/09-stalking-conference
Representatives from the police, CPS, health and probation services together with academics from criminology, forensic psychology and other disciplines engaged in research related to stalking are gathering at the University of Leicester on Thursday 10 October 2019.
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Improving cardiac surgery benefits through key research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/11-cardiac-surgery
Over 35,000 adults undergo cardiac surgery in the UK every year with a further 1 million worldwide. While short-term results of surgery are excellent, many patients fail to obtain long-term benefits the reasons for which remain unclear.
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University of Leicester Announces Exciting Summer Events Programme in Partnership with Attenborough Arts Centre and Oadby & Wigston Borough Council
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/attenborough-arts-summer-events
The University of Leicester is delighted to unveil its 2025 Summer events programme, delivered with Attenborough Arts Centre, in partnership with Oadby & Wigston Borough Council.
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King’s Birthday Honour recognises researcher’s dedication to saving peatlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/kings-birthday-honour-recognises-researchers-dedication-saving-peatlands
A University of Leicester geographer who has dedicated her career to preserving the world’s peatlands has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.
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Leicester school leader’s devotion to education is recognised with honour from her old university
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/carolyn-robson
A Leicester school teacher who became a national leader in education has returned to her old university to receive an honorary title.