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Victorian games and 19th century school life showcased at new exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/victorian-games-and-19th-century-school-life-showcased-at-new-exhibition
A new exhibition exploring the lives of Victorian schoolchildren – including the games that they played and their classroom experiences – is on display at our University in the Library's Special Collections until 7 July.
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Lecture to discuss how sexual commerce has adapted to the digital age
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/how-sexual-commerce-has-adapted-to-the-digital-age
An exploration of how commercial sex in the Western world is mediated or performed through the internet and digital technologies forms part of a series of free seminars available for the public to attend through 2016/17.
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Expert opinions cover the Stoke byelection rocks and Indian banknotes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/expert-opinions-cover-trump-rocks-an-indian-banknotes
Inès Hassen, Researcher at the Centre for Urban History and Teaching Fellow in French Studies, discusses how the cultural and economic history of Leicester serves as a beneficial reference in a world in need of hope.
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Groundbreaking event marks the start of extension to Students Union building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/groundbreaking-event-marks-the-start-of-extension-to-students-union-building
Construction has officially commenced on an ambitious £21 million extension to the Students’ Union building.
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Kirtthi finds her perfect path thanks to Clearing at the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/kirtthi-medicine-clearing-university-leicester
Kirtthi always dreamed of studying at the University of Leicester but when results day didn't go how she expected, she thought that her dream would not come through.
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Fatal wounds on the back and base of skull (injuries 4-6)
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/osteology/injuries/skull-4-6
Discover more about the fatal wounds to the back and base of Richard III's skull and the types of weapons that might have inflicted the wounds.
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National Trust and University of Leicester launch pioneering film to explore fascinating stories of disability from the Trust’s sites and collections for the first time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/everywhere-nowhere
Everywhere and Nowhere is a collaboration between the National Trust and the University of Leicester’s Research Centre for Museums and Galleries The collaboration shines a light on ten fascinating stories of disability from collections and sites in the National...
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Leicester receives two nominations for 2018 Current Archaeology Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/leicester-receives-two-nominations-for-2018-current-archaeology-awards
Two projects led by archaeologists from our University have been nominated in the Current Archaeology Awards for 2018.
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Leicester astronomer leads study of observations of Jupiter in the far-infrared
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-astronomer-leads-study-of-observations-of-jupiter
Dr Leigh Fletcher from our Department of Physics and Astronomy has lead a team that has produced far-infrared maps of Jupiter for the first time since the twin Voyager spacecraft missions in 1979 using NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA.
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Jack-the-Ripper: Crime, Popular Culture and Policing in Victorian Times
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs2328
Module code: HS2328 You’ll be examining the moral and cultural climate associated with the 19th century underworld of Victorian society.