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• Researcher speaks at international conference in Pakistan on effects of expanding tourism on heritage sites

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/researcher-speaks-at-international-conference-in-pakistan-on-effects-of-expanding-tourism-on-heritage-sites

  Dr Ruth Young (pictured) from our School of Archaeology and Ancient History recently spoke at the 1st International Conference on Makli, in Sindh, Pakistan on how uncontrolled tourism can cause threats to heritage sites.

• Non-profit Institutions

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/non-profit-institutions

  Co-leads: Dr Tania Arrieta and Dr Katharine Venter The research group on Non-Profit Institutions focuses on the development and dissemination of knowledge related to the changing nature of non-profit organisations, the challenges they face, opportunities for the...

• Sydney Holloway

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/sydney-holloway

  We have recently learned with great sadness of the death of Sydney Holloway, who was a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leicester from the early 1960s to the early 2000s.

• Leicester researchers nominated for prestigious health science award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/leicester-researchers-nominated-for-prestigious-health-science-award

  University researchers from the Children’s long term ventilation team at Leicester’s Hospitals have been nominated for a prestigious East Midlands Academic Health Science Network award.

• Renowned theatre cast including actor Ralph Fiennes pay tribute to Leicester in their reimagining of Shakespeares Richard III

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/renowned-theatre-cast-including-actor-ralph-fiennes-pay-tribute-to-leicester-in-their-reimagining-of-shakespeares-richard-iii

  A stellar acting cast featuring Hollywood stars has paid homage to our University in its unconventional retelling of Shakespeare's Richard III.

• Scholarships and Awards

  https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/scholarships-and-awards

  Career development is fundamental to all aspects of teaching and curriculum in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester.

• Laura Basell

  https://le.ac.uk/people/laura-basell

  The academic profile of Dr Laura Basell, Associate Professor in Archaeology at University of Leicester

• Nuclear expert sheds light on ‘War Factories’

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/war-factories

  A nuclear expert from the University of Leicester has featured on a new UKTV documentary covering the industry of conflict. Andrew Futter is a Professor of International Politics and a leading academic in the politics of nuclear weapons.

• Stop the clocks: Brisk walking may slow biological ageing process, study shows

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/walking-speed-ageing

  A new study of genetic data published today (Wednesday) of more than 400,000 UK adults has revealed a clear link between walking pace and a genetic marker of biological age.

• Immigration and indigenism in popular historical discourses

  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/immigration-and-indigenism-in-popular-historical-discourses

  Academic advisors Professor Steve Brown Professor Simon James The purpose of this project is to explore the ways in which popular narratives of historical migrations shape contemporary identities.