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Festival archive
https://le.ac.uk/literary-leicester/festival-archive
Check out previous Literary Leicester events
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Sherry in the filing-cabinet – and as for the milk-jug …
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/07/13/sherry-in-the-filing-cabinet-and-as-for-the-milk-jug/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on July 13, 2016 Our current exhibition from the Special Collections, ‘”Strangers in the Land”? Impressions of India’, explores the attitudes and reactions of the British in India, from the early 17 th century to the...
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‘One of the most remarkable men in the entire history of archaeology’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/08/01/one-of-the-most-remarkable-men-in-the-entire-history-of-archaeology/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on August 1, 2017 Two hundred years ago, on 1 August 1817, the adventurer-Egyptologist Giovanni Belzoni, described by Howard Carter, with good reason, as ‘one of the most remarkable men in the entire history of...
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Flexible degrees offered by Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/leicester-to-offer-flexible-degrees
Leicester is pioneering its ‘Pathways’ programme, which it believes will provide the most flexible curriculum in the UK, with students able to choose Single, Joint or Major/Minor courses in which they tailor their learning to reflect their strengths and interests and...
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Glimpses of the young David Attenborough from the University Archives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/glimpses-of-the-young-david-attenborough-from-the-university-archives
Dr Simon Dixon from the University's Special Collections has written an article providing glimpses into the childhood of Sir David Attenborough during the time he lived on the campus of what was then University College, Leicester.
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Film shows ‘breathtaking’ emissions reductions during lockdown
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/07-air-quality-plots
r7tYw_-00PM 7_3sFlNW5s8 AOmWrlpnzyE|Timelapse satellite imagery from the University of Leicester reveals startling reductions in air pollution.
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Out of print
https://le.ac.uk/ulas/publications/monographs/out-of-print
The Prehistory of the East Midlands Claylands Patrick Clay Leicester Archaeology Monograph 9 (2002) The extensive claylands of the East Midlands have seen little research and do not figure greatly in prehistoric studies.
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Research Resources
https://le.ac.uk/english/research/research-resources
Our staff and students have the opportunity to work with a fantastic array of primary material, hosted by Special Collections.
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Nature inspired birthday parties
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/children-activities/party-information
Available themes Choose your unforgettable adventure! Forest Party with Bear Huffs Join Bear for a fantastic forest escapade! Explore the wonders of woodland wildlife and plant life in this enchanting party theme.
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Cultural History
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs2235
Module code: HS2235 Module Outline As one of the pioneers of cultural history, Raymond Williams, once said “culture is one of the two or three most complicated words in the English language”.