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The coffining of the mortal remains of King Richard III
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/the-coffining-of-the-mortal-remains-of-king-richard-iii
On Sunday 15 March, 2015 the coffining of the mortal remains of King Richard III took place in preparation for reinterment at Leicester Cathedral on 26 March. The private occasion took place in the Council Room – formerly a Chapel - of the University of Leicester.
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How sexual violence in conflict can be combatted through new forensic DNA collecting methods
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/how-sexual-violence-in-conflict-can-be-combatted-through-new-methods-for-collecting-forensic-dna
Dr Lisa Smith (pictured) from the Department of Criminology has launched a new project to investigate alternative ways of collecting DNA evidence from victims of sexual violence in conflict zones and displaced communities, including refugee camps.
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Leicester to benefit from NERC funding for Central England training centre programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/11-central-england-training-centre-programme
NERC pledges £100M for postgraduate training – University of Leicester to benefit from Central England training centre programme
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Writing for PR
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ms3027
Module code: MS3027 PR is all about how organisations such as brands or charities communicate with the media, politics and the social world. The number of PR jobs – across all regions of the globe - continues to grow.
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Writing for PR
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ms3027
Module code: MS3027 PR is all about how organisations such as brands or charities communicate with the media, politics and the social world. The number of PR jobs – across all regions of the globe - continues to grow.
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Diabetes patch proposal wins award for University of Leicester PhD student
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/young-entrepreneurs-scheme
Charlotte Fawcett, a PhD student from the University of Leicester Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, led a business proposal that has won an award in the Young Entrepreneurs Scheme.
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Sex and Sensibility: Women, Writing, Revolution
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/en3208
Module code: EN3208 Just what else was going on around the time Austen was writing her first novels? This module looks beyond the few women authors we've heard of to discover a time of revolution, love, and argument.
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Sex and Sensibility: Women, Writing, Revolution
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/en3208
Module code: EN3208 Just what else was going on around the time Austen was writing her first novels? This module looks beyond the few women authors we've heard of to discover a time of revolution, love, and argument.
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Academics pipe up with a new interpretation of history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/pipes
The historic misuse of the humble smoker’s pipe has led to two University of Leicester academics’ realisation that we might be missing a trick when it comes to interpreting history.
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Publications
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/emf/publications
Browse the publications written by academics where the Electron Microscopy Facility at the University of Leicester has been of use.