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Ancient history competitions to inspire school children to learn about Greek and Roman pasts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/ancient-history-competitions-to-inspire-school-children-to-learn-about-greek-and-roman-pasts
A series of competitions organised by our University will inspire young people across the UK to learn about the ancient world in creative ways.
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Genetics and early British population history
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-impact-of-diasporas-on-the-making-of-britain/the-diasporas-projects/genetics-and-early-british-population-history
Academic advisors Professor Simon James Professor Mark Jobling Dr Turi King Research Associate Dr Jon Wetton Published studies of the genetic diversity of the peoples of Britain have so far focused on uniparentally-inherited markers.
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The Zuckerberg Files
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/01/04/the-zuckerberg-files/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 4, 2019 Not new but recently upgraded, time to revisit The Zuckerberg Files maintained by UW-Milwaukee Center for Information Policy Research .
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Digitising oral history recordings
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/how-to-do-oral-history/community-resources/digitising
With analogue becoming more of a thing of the past, learn more about recording and keeping digital copies of oral history materials.
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Diverse range of events taking place at the University of Leicester to celebrate Black History Month 2018
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/28-black-history-month
Mental health discussions, student-led initiatives and Leicester’s hidden Black history among events marking Black History Month in the UK
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Historic photographs: the changing workplace
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/29/2387/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 29, 2016 As part of a new exhibition, the Bank of England Archive has released some of its historic photographs online.
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History and Social Theory
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs7303
Module code: HS7303 During this module, you'll: Explore the key theoretical traditions that have influenced the writing of history in the twentieth century Gain an understanding of the influence of these theoretical traditions on the varieties of history that...
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History of tobacco and our health
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/tobacco-history
How did tobacco become one of the first truly global commodities, and arguably history’s most deadly habit?
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Reading Film
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ha1007
Module code: HA1007 Reading Film is a first year survey module intended to introduce you to how we go about ‘reading’ (analysing, interpreting, understanding) film texts. The module is based on close readings of a range of different types of films.
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Reading Film
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ha1007
Module code: HA1007 Reading Film is a first year survey module intended to introduce you to how we go about ‘reading’ (analysing, interpreting, understanding) film texts. The module is based on close readings of a range of different types of films.