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Geological Maps and Structures
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gl1105
Module code: GL1105 A geological map will show you the geology at the Earth’s surface. You’ll find different rock types, different geological deposits and different geological structures, all recorded on top of a topographic base map.
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Geological Maps and Structures
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gl1105
Module code: GL1105 A geological map will show you the geology at the Earth’s surface. You’ll find different rock types, different geological deposits and different geological structures, all recorded on top of a topographic base map.
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Revealed, recorded and reported: 25 years of remarkable archaeological discoveries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/ulas-book
Remarkable remains of Leicester’s ancient past are being celebrated by the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) team with a new publication entitled Secrets of the Soil marking a quarter of a century of discoveries unearthed in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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National Civil War Centre
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/national-civil-war-centre
The Centre for English Local History at the University of Leicester and the National Civil War Centre (NCWC) have been working together to transform the public history of the British and Irish Civil Wars since 2012, when Newark Museum began its transformation, with the help...
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World War II
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/leicestershire-villages/world-war-two
Hear interviews with residents of Leicestershire villages during World War II, such as Gertrude Moore who recalls the factory she worked in making munitions for the war effort.
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Leicester student teams up with influencer to host charity football match for Help the Homeless
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/charity-football-match
Flexy particularly wanted to help a homeless charity because he knows what it’s like to be in that position. “I’ve been homeless for a lot of my life,” he said.
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Battlefield feeling changing perceptions of masculinity in war
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/2018battlefield-feeling2019-changes-perceptions-of-masculinity-in-war
A new project led by Dr Holly Furneaux from the School of English will shake up traditional views of masculinity on the battlefield by exploring the heroism of the English ‘Boy Captain’ Audley Lempriere, who gave his life fighting during the Crimean War.
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Student written off after failing his ALevels starts PhD at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/student-2018written-off2019-after-failing-his-a-levels-starts-phd-at-leicester
Written off at 18 after failing his A-levels, Richard Evans has just embarked on a PhD course at Leicester. The 26-year-old puts his turn around in fortunes down to the support he has received while studying for a BA in Ancient History & Archaeology.
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The University as a military hospital during the Great War
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/military-hospital
The University’s building now known as the Fielding Johnson Building was used as a military hospital during the First World War. Find out more about its wartime history.
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Researchers help map the route to a highly skilled digital future for museums
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/researchers-help-map-the-route-to-a-highly-skilled-digital-future-for-museums
Research from Leicester and Warwick will help to transform the ways UK museums use digital technologies to share their collections and engage new audiences with their work.