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From Empire to Nation: Modern South Asia, c. 1857-1947
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs3699
Module code: HS3699 The interaction between imperialism and nationalism was critical in shaping the history of modern South Asia.
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Professor Shigang Yue
https://le.ac.uk/people/shigang-yue
The academic profile of Professor Shigang Yue, Professor of Computer Science at University of Leicester, research interests include AI, robotics, neural networks, bio-inspired neural networks, bio-inspired robotics, bio-inspired systems, vehicle collision detection, collision...
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Preterm birth linked with lower mathematics abilities and less wealth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/preterm-birth-linked-with-lower-math-abilities-and-less-wealth
People who are born premature tend to accumulate less wealth as adults, and a new study suggests that this may be due to lower mathematics abilities.
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Presessional entry levels
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/presessional/entry-levels
Learn more about the entry requirements for the Presessional English Programme at the University of Leicester.
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Bristol Crisis service for Women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/05/30/bristol-crisis-service-for-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 30, 2022 ‘Women Listening to Women: an Oral History of the Bristol Crisis Service for Women’ Access a history of Bristol Crisis Service for Women/Self Injury Support.
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Windrush at 75
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/06/19/windrush-at-75/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 19, 2023 Windrush 75 portal – New from the National Archives , a place to find out about the history and impact of the arrival of the Empire Windrush.
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How many women work in UK film production?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/12/how-many-women-work-in-uk-film-production/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 12, 2017 In 2015 25% of the 203 British films in production had no women in any of the six key production roles (director, writer, producer, exec-producer, cinematographer, and editor).
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On the theme of voting…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/06/on-the-theme-of-voting/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 6, 2016 Vote for Froglet (Clangers 1974) voting film where the dragon campaigns for free soup for all! – free via the great BFI player website which is digitising and offering free to the public...
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Gender imbalance in film scripts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/01/12/gender-imbalance-in-film-scripts/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 12, 2018 University of Washington computer scientists have created a tool which analyses film scripts to consider the relative power and agency of characters in films.
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Bedroom tax
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/22/bedroom-tax/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 22, 2015 The Final Report from the Evaluation of the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy (often referred to as the ‘bedroom tax’) carried out jointly by CCHPR and Ipsos Mori, has been published.