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History of tobacco and our health
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/tobacco-history
How did tobacco become one of the first truly global commodities, and arguably history’s most deadly habit?
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e-Engagement Against Violence
https://le.ac.uk/politics/research/research-projects/previous-research-projects/e-eav
The e-EAV comparative project, funded by the EU’s Daphne initiative with the British case lead by Gabriella Lazaridis, examines the remaking of traditional forms of discrimination through the new means of digital/social media.
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Female genital mutilation seeking alternative rites of passage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/female-genital-mutilation-seeking-2018alternative-rites-of-passage2019
The potential of a method of replacing female genital mutilation as an initiation into womanhood with culturally sensitive alternatives is to be explored.
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Citizen Science and Astronomical Observing – National Space Centre Q&A with Chris Lintott
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/03/25/citizen-science-and-astronomical-observing-national-space-centre-qa-with-chris-lintott/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 25 March 2021 Join the National Space Centre for a LIVE Space Q&A with the Sky at Night’s Chris Lintott, Friday 26 March 19:00-20:00.
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Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/136/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Students need “clarity and consistency”, says Leicester Vice-Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/clarity-a-level-results-nishan-canagarajah
The University of Leicester has today responded to the Government’s decision to base students’ A level and GCSE results on their teachers’ assessments.
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Teacher mailing list privacy notice for teachers and advisers
https://le.ac.uk/policies/privacy/teachers-and-parents/teacher-mailing-list
Learn more about how your data is handled for teachers and learners joining mailing lists from our Widening Participation and Student Recruitment teams.
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Frederick and Mary Attenborough
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/attenboroughs/frederick-and-mary
Frederick was our second Principal and under his leadership it expanded rapidly. He, and his wife Mary, lived on the campus with their sons Richard, David and John.
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Leading Leicester cardiologists nominated for British Heart Foundation Heart Hero award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leading-leicester-cardiologists-nominated-for-british-heart-foundation-2018heart-hero2019-award
Two leading Leicester doctors who have put their “heart and soul” into pioneering medical research have been nominated for a top regional award later this year.
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Philip Larkins secret selfies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/philip-larkins-secret-selfies
For the first time, photographs taken by the poet Philip Larkin have been collected together from thousands held by the Larkin archive in Hull. Larkin had a long history with the University.