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People
https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/material-worlds-past-present/people
Browse the people associated with the Material Worlds Past and Present, including academic staff, affiliated staff, PhD researchers and honorary fellows, and see their research interests and specialisms.
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Financial regulation, markets and investors
https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/fgsg/areas-of-research/financial-regulation
Reshaping finance for a sustainable future. Our research tackles short-termism, climate impact and regulation to build a resilient, responsible financial system.
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Banking
https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/fgsg/areas-of-research/banking
Banking research: We explore how banks adapt to climate, technology and regulation. Driving stability, sustainable finance and AI's impact on banking.
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New book on protest camps and political activism to be launched
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/launch-of-new-book-on-protest-camps
A new book on protest camps and political activism, edited by two academics from our University, will be launched on campus on Wednesday 7 June.
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Return To Larkinland to explore poets time in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/return-to-larkinland-to-explore-poets-time-in-leicester
To celebrate National Poetry Day, and to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of Philip Larkin, writer and critic AN Wilson will be revisiting the life and work of one of the greatest English poets of the 20th century - Philip Larkin - in Return To Larkinland.
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Scientists discover prehistoric Kite Runner
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/scientists-discover-prehistoric-2018kite-runner2019
Scientists have discovered an ancient animal that carried its young in pouches or capsules tethered to the parent’s body like tiny, swirling kites. The miniscule creature, Aquilonifer spinosus, was an arthropod that lived about 430 million years ago.
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May Day early 19th century traditions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/may-day-early-19th-century-traditions
This article, written by Sarah Wood, was originally written for the Special Collections blog here Whilst many associate traditional celebrations of May Day with may poles and morris dancers, the University's Special Collections archive has been...
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Students Union shows some LeicesterLove during exams
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/students2019-union-shows-some-leicesterlove-during-exams
Exam times are always stressful, so to help students through, the Students’ Union has been playing fairy godmother and granting wishes with a bit of #LeicesterLove.
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New heart attack genes discovered
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/new-heart-attack-genes-discovered
Scientists have discovered two new genes which are associated with a person’s risk of coronary heart disease in an international collaboration involving BHF and NIHR-funded researchers. The findings could lead to new statin-like treatments to prevent heart attacks.
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Dr Benjamin Fenech
https://le.ac.uk/cehs/hpru/people/benjamin-fenech
Acoustics Specialist I am an acoustics specialist with a special interest in the non-auditory health effects of sound and noise.