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Leicester academic talks Journalism Down Under
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-academic-talks-journalism-down-under
Tor Clark (pictured), Associate Professor in Journalism in the School of Media, Communication and Sociology, has just returned from a speaking tour of Australia and New Zealand Tor spoke to audiences in Perth, Melbourne and Wellington, during a two-week visit to the continent...
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Bill Grant
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/bill-grant
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Professor William (Bill) Grant, Emeritus Professor in the former Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation.
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First evidence for Julius Caesars invasion of Britain discovered by Leicester team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/first-evidence-for-julius-caesars-invasion-of-britain-discovered-by-leicester-team
The first evidence for Julius Caesar’s invasion of Britain has been discovered by a team from our School of Archaeology and Ancient History. The findings will be explored as part of the BBC Four’s Digging For Britain on Wednesday 29 November at 9:00PM.
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Natasha Callis: My week of work experience
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/06/30/natasha-callis-my-week-of-work-experience/
Posted by Karin Li in Library and Learning Services on June 30, 2023 Guest post by Natasha Callis, work experience student. This week, I’ve been doing work experience at the University of Leicester Library.
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The Re-Emergence of ‘Race’ in the Rhetoric of the British Radical Right
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2024/01/11/the-re-emergence-of-race-in-the-rhetoric-of-the-british-radical-right/
Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on January 11, 2024 Chris Allen – Associate Professor Around the turn of the century, an ideological turn was evident within the British far-right milieu.
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The Weakest Links Anne Robinson to speak at Literary Leicester event honouring the life of revered editor Alexander Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/the-weakest-link2019s-anne-robinson-to-speak-at-literary-leicester-event-honouring-the-life-of-revered-editor-alexander-chancellor
A panel of esteemed writers and journalists will commemorate the life and work of Spectator editor Alexander Chancellor CBE on Wednesday 15 November at 4.00 pm.
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Lines of descent
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/genetics/lines-of-descent
DNA analysis of the Greyfriars bones was crucial to confirming their identity as those of Richard III. But that analysis would be meaningless without something for comparison.
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Juvenile Immigrants: An Experiment in Convict Labour?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2015/10/07/juvenile-immigrants-an-experiment-in-convict-labour/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on October 7, 2015 By Kellie Moss.
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My Empire Reborn: Justinian and his Age
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ah3083
Module code: AH3083 The reign of Justinian (AD 527-565) was one of great upheaval and significance. His lengthy rule saw ambitious wars to reclaim lost territories (including Italy itself), the outbreak of plague, urban riots and palace intrigues, heresy and religious division.
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Social Movements
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sy3092
Module code: SY3092 This module will provide an analysis of social movements from a sociological and interdisciplinary perspective.