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Women's Writing in the Midlands, 1750-1850
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/commissions/womens-writing-midlands
This commissioned piece from the Centre for New Writing focusses on the lives and writing of the abolitionist women in the Midlands during the mid-eighteenth century to the mid-nineteenth century.
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Student of the Year nomination for University of Leicester engineer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/student-of-the-year-nomination
Third-year year Engineering student at the University of Leicester Samiksha Raviraja is one of five students shortlisted.
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American Studies @ 21
https://le.ac.uk/american-studies/about/as21
Deborah Toner Deborah Toner Deborah Toner The Centre of American Studies is the warmest, funniest and most generous community of colleagues and students I've ever been part of - here's to the next 21 years! Amy Bentley Amy Bentley Amy Bentley My time at the Centre...
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University response to EHRC racial harassment report
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/23-university-response-to-ehrc-racial-harassment-report
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has today published a report examining racial harassment in higher education. The report makes for difficult reading for the higher education sector and the EHRC have called for a strong individual and collective response.
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Leicester scientists take sustainable energy research to Parliament
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/stem-for-britain
PhD student Manon Lachmann joins supervisor Dr Patricia Rodriguez-Macia to showcase green chemistry to a panel of experts and politicians on 4 March
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Reflecting upon Four Years of Criminal Corpses. By Rachel Bennett
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/09/06/reflecting-upon-four-years-of-criminal-corpses-by-rachel-bennett/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on September 6, 2016 Almost four years ago to the day I travelled to Leicester to attend my first PhD supervisory meeting armed with only a pen, a notepad and a head swirling with ideas.
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Supporting teaching in Special Collections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/12/18/supporting-teaching-in-special-collections/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on December 18, 2014 Supporting academic colleagues with teaching is an important part of our work in Special Collections.
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Economics professor discusses research into what makes people vote in elections
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/economics-professor-discusses-research-into-what-makes-people-vote-in-elections
Professor Eyal Winter from the School of Business has been featured in a ScienceNews article discussing how voter turnout increases when polling numbers are close. Research conducted by Professor Winter and colleagues in 2006 looked at U.S. gubernatorial races from 1990 to 2005.
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Difficult Conversations
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/events/difficult-conversations
University of Leicester marks its centenary with a series of thought-provoking and informative talks by academics and guest speakers.
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Leicester fosters future biomedical research talent
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-fosters-future-biomedical-research-talent
The University is making a substantial investment into a critical mass of future biomedical research talent by announcing 27 new PhD studentships that will tackle some of the world’s most pressing and bioscience health issues.