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Jane Austen: The Novels, their Contexts and their Adaptations
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/en3158
Module code: EN3158 In this module you will be reading Jane Austen’s novels in their historical and literary contexts, as well as looking at modern screen adaptations.
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Professor Paul Boyle to chair expert panel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/professor-paul-boyle-to-chair-expert-panel
Professor Paul Boyle is among seven leading scientists who are set to form a revitalised Scottish Science Advisory Council (SSAC) to advise Scottish Ministers from 1 February.
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Jane Austen: The Novels, their Contexts and their Adaptations
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/en3158
Module code: EN3158 In this module you will be reading Jane Austen’s novels in their historical and literary contexts, as well as looking at modern screen adaptations.
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Jane Austen: The Novels, their Contexts and their Adaptations
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3158
Module code: EN3158 In this module you will be reading Jane Austen’s novels in their historical and literary contexts, as well as looking at modern screen adaptations.
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Painting the campus blue to show support for Leicester City Football Club
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/showing-support-for-leicester-city-football-club-by-painting-the-campus-blue
With Leicester City Football Club just one win away from the Premier League title, our University will be turning its campus blue to show support for the local football heroes.
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Leicester space scientists celebrate the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/jwst-launch
Amongst other things, it will be able to see the first galaxies that formed after the Big Bang, along with studying planet formation around distant stars.
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Congratulations to Dr Jennifer Carter for being awarded a Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/09/13/congratulations-to-dr-jennifer-carter-for-being-awarded-a-dorothy-hodgkin-fellowship/
Congratulations to Dr Jennifer Carter for being awarded a Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship
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Royal Astronomical Society award for Leicester space scientist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/ras-fowler-award
A researcher from the University of Leicester has been recognised by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for her ‘significant contribution’ to scientists’ understanding of the Martian atmosphere.
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Documentary and discussion panel on women film directors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/18-half-the-picture
A film screening and panel discussion at Phoenix on 26 November will explore the continuing under-representation of women among film directors.
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Talking points a range of topics tackled by academics this week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/wolf-hall-thomas-more-and-the-turks
Professor Norman Housley from the School of History has written an article about the BBC drama 'Wolf Hall', which portrays aspects of Tudor life, including diction, with what he describes as 'outstanding' historical accuracy.