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Cities and the Making of Modern South Asia, c. 1750-1950
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3697
Module code: HS3697 At the dawn of the 21st century South Asia is at the epicentre of a new global ‘urban revolution’. It is estimated that by the middle of the current decade the region will account for five of the world’s dozen largest urban agglomerations.
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Multi-million pound study aims to unravel key mystery in genome regulation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/panne
Academics from the University of Leicester are leading a pioneering study to investigate how three-dimensional organisation of our genomes contributes to the regulation of genome function
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Policymakers discuss key issues during Leicester visit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/dept-for-education
The University was delighted to host a programme of policy discussions with colleagues from the Department for Education and Department for Science Innovation and Technology.
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Meet Lex….: key characters in the fictional world of Adventures with Lex
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/licl/2015/02/16/meet-lex-key-characters-in-the-fictional-world-of-adventures-with-lex/
Posted by jbarwick in Law in Children's Lives on February 16, 2015 Lex (and Rex) are key characters in the game we are developing as part of our ESRC-funded project, Law in Children’s Lives .
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Academic co-curates special exhibition on Joe Orton
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/academic-co-curates-special-exhibition-on-joe-orton
The National Justice Museum has launched its first-ever crowdfunding campaign to celebrate the work of Leicester playwright, Joe Orton.
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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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Percy Gee Students' Union Building official opening
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/events/percy-gee-opening
On Tue 30 November 2021, the University of Leicester officially opening its new Student Union building joined by City Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby, current Student Union President Rhainnon Jenkins and former Student Union presidents.
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Leicester astronomer pays tribute to ground-breaking Gaia mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/gaia-milky-way
Mission to map our sky for over a decade includes University of Leicester astronomers
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Participatory, collaborative and co-creative practices at the Science Museum
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/participatory-practices-at-the-science-museum
This research project was commissioned by the Museum to recognise the significance of the development of the new gallery that sought to be participatory.
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The impact of Pokémon Go to be explored at free public lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-impact-of-pokemon-go-to-be-explored-at-free-public-lecture
The social impact of viral augmented reality game Pokémon Go, which became a cultural phenomenon in 2016, will be explored during a free public lecture at our University on Wednesday 8 February between 4:00PM – 5:30PM.