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Leading engineer to discuss steps towards a silent aircraft
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/leading-engineer-to-speak-on-the-next-generation-of-silent-aircraft
Ways in which disruptive noise is being reduced by the next generation of aircrafts will be discussed by Professor Dame Ann Dowling CBE (pictured), President of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cambridge during the...
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University Criminologist to lead plenary session at international justice conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/university-criminologist-to-lead-plenary-session-at-international-justice-conference
Professor Neil Chakraborti (pictured) – Head of the Department of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Hate Studies – has been invited to deliver a plenary paper as part of an international justice conference held to mark the Howard League for Penal Reform’s 150th birthday.
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Professor Natalie Armstrong appointed to UK National Screening Committee Adult Reference Group
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/professor-natalie-armstrong-appointed-to-uk-national-screening-committee-adult-reference-group
Professor Natalie Armstrong (pictured) from the Department of Health Sciences and Social Science APPlied to Healthcare Improvement Research (SAPPHIRE) group has been appointed to the UK National Screening Committee’s (UK NSC) newly formed Adult Reference Group...
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Television Studies
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ms1008
Module code: MS1008 Module Outline This module will introduce you to the study of television, examining television programmes, television genres, production contexts and television audiences to expand your academic understanding of the medium of television from...
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Academic presents research on silence in Japans second language classrooms
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/academic-presents-research-on-silence-in-japan2019s-second-language-classrooms
Dr Jim King from the School of Arts has recently presented research in London to an audience of Japan experts and educationalists into why Japanese students are often reluctant to speak in a second language in classes in Japan.
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New research network to address critical environmental challenges in India
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/new-research-network-to-address-critical-environmental-challenges-in-india
Researchers from our University's Department of Physics and Astronomy have been funded to set up a new international research network with the Indian Institute of Technology- Kanpur (IIT-Kanpur) to assess the impact of climate on agriculture in the Indo-Gangetic...
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New trial could transform heart health of dialysis patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/dialysis
A new trial with the potential to transform the heart health of patients with kidney failure has today been launched by the University of Leicester, the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and British Heart Foundation (BHF).
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Net Zero Plus
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/climate-change/net-zero
The University of Leicester is committed to achieving net zero.
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Academic year: 2002-2003
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/research/seminar-series/02-03
Browse the speakers from the Centre for English Local History's seminar events, held in 2002-2003.
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Locating Museums: Communities and Contexts
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mu7505
Module code: MU7505 Module Outline This module sets the context for the course by establishing some common ground.