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PhD in Creative Writing
https://le.ac.uk/english/study/research-degrees/phd-in-creative-writing
Pursuing a PhD in Creative Writing at the University Leicester means becoming part of an exciting and dynamic research and creative environment. Find out more about our PhD programme.
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Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women/esuantsiwa-jane-goldsmith
“When I was President I had to go to Senate meetings, me with 90-odd white guys, so I always turned up wearing banana yellow and big hair to scare the mortar boards off them.
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Pick your poison study examines the use of plant poison on prehistoric weaponry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/pick-your-poison-study-examines-the-use-of-plant-poison-on-prehistoric-weaponry
Archaeologists have long believed that our ancestors used poisons extracted from plants such as foxgloves and hemlock to make their weapons more lethal and kill their prey more swiftly.
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Leicester space scientist receives prestigious Ernest Rutherford Fellowship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/stfc-fellowship
A space scientist from the University of Leicester has been identified as a science leader of the future by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).
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International studies confirm positive effects of weight loss medicine for people with obesity-related heart failure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/obesity
The results of two studies, led by Professor Melanie Davies, Director of the NIHR Leicester BRC and Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre, using weight loss medication, semaglutide, have now been published
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Pioneering approach in family courts to support domestic abuse victims better
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/family-court-support
The UK Government has begun a pilot pioneering an approach in family courts to support victims of domestic abuse, informed by Leicester research.
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Academic staff
https://le.ac.uk/history/people/academic-staff
Contact members of History at Leicester's academic staff. Browse staff profiles and find out how to contact our team via telephone or email.
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Discovery of interior wonders reveal Rutland villa owners' lavish lifestyle
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/roman
New evidence points to the complex housing one of Britain’s earliest barn conversions
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Ice-cream and Improvement University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2015/11/11/improvements-and-ice-cream/
Clinical Physiotherapist uses research into freezing ice-cream and her own clinical perspective to argue the importance of handing over accurate information following successful quality improvement interventions.
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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/217/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester