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Law alumnus appointed to Government role
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/law-alumnus-appointed-to-government-role
A Leicester Law alumnus has been appointed as a Government foreign minister. Dr Addirdeiry Ahmed, who was awarded his PhD in Law by the University of Leicester in 2013, has recently been appointed Foreign Minister of Sudan.
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PhD student challenging the scientist stereotype at Soapbox Science event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/phd-student-challenging-the-scientist-stereotype-at-soapbox-science-event
A Leicester PhD student will be speaking about her involvement in Leicester’s Juno group at an outreach event aimed at increasing the visibility of women in science.
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Sluckin lectures
https://le.ac.uk/psychology-vision-sciences/sluckin-lectures
The Sluckin Lecture is an annual event at the University of Leicester to commemorate Professor Wladyslaw Sluckin (1919–1985), one of the original members of the University of Leicester’s Department of Psychology and Head of Department from 1973 until his retirement in 1984.
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Historian reveals Benedict Cumberbatch and Richard III are cousins
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/historian-reveals-benedict-cumberbatch-and-richard-iii-are-cousins
Leading historian and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Kevin Schürer, whose genealogy research helped to confirm the identity of King Richard III, has now discovered a link between Oscar-nominated actor Benedict Cumberbatch and the King.
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Crime and Punishment in African American History
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/hs3662
Module code: HS3662 Module Outline This module examines African American crime and punishment from the era of slavery to the present.
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Crime and Punishment in African American History
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs3662
Module code: HS3662 Module Outline This module examines African American crime and punishment from the era of slavery to the present.
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Crime and Punishment in African American History
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/hs3662
Module code: HS3662 Module Outline This module examines African American crime and punishment from the era of slavery to the present.
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Why public health campaigns and the BMI scale may do more harm than good- claim
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/why-public-health-campaigns-and-the-bmi-scale-may-do-more-harm-than-good-claim
Dr Oli Williams, Research Associate in the University’s Department of Health Sciences, has recently shared why well-intentioned public health campaigns such as the sugar tax might not have the intended effect, and potentially even exacerbate disparities in health.
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Walsall Leather Museum
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2021/11/30/walsall-leather-museum/
A page describing the collections at Walsall Leather Museum that UOSH digitised.
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Transforming scholarship
https://le.ac.uk/hate-studies/impact/transforming-scholarship
The Centre for Hate Studies is renowned for undertaking pioneering and transformative research.