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Fear Across Borders: Peasant Violence and Anti-Semitism in Russia, Romania and Austria-Hungary
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/fear-across-borders
Leverhulme Trust Early-Career Fellowship October 2013 – September 2016 Dr Irina Marin Fear across Borders is a postdoctoral project which examines the proliferation and interconnection of peasant unrest and anti-Semitic violence along the triple border between Tsarist Russia,...
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Space Plasma Physics
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/planetary-science/space-plasma-physics
Space plasma physics is the study of the Sun’s hot, ionized outer atmosphere and its interactions with the planets and other bodies of the solar system.
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English Language Teaching Unit hosts prestigious conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/english-language-teaching-unit-hosts-prestigious-conference
The English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) hosted the 2015 Biennial BALEAP conference from 17-19 April at the Manor Road conference centre in Oadby.
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Increased risk of coronary heart disease associated with shorter height
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/increased-risk-of-coronary-heart-disease-could-be-associated-with-shorter-height
The shorter you are, the more your risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study led by Professor Sir Nilesh Samani (pictured), British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiology and Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences.
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Flexible degrees offered by Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/leicester-to-offer-flexible-degrees
Leicester is pioneering its ‘Pathways’ programme, which it believes will provide the most flexible curriculum in the UK, with students able to choose Single, Joint or Major/Minor courses in which they tailor their learning to reflect their strengths and interests and...
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Study suggests Mobile Scan and Pay Technology could promote supermarket theft
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/study-suggests-mobile-scan-and-pay-technology-could-promote-supermarket-theft
Allowing customers to scan products and pay for them using their own mobile phones or iPads is becoming an increasingly common sight in retail outlets.
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Another award for Centre for Medicines sustainability credentials
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/another-award-for-centre-for-medicine2019s-sustainability-credentials
Our landmark Centre for Medicine building has won the ProCon Leicestershire Awards Sustainable Development of the Year Award 2016.
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Most luminous galaxy is ripping itself apart
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/most-luminous-galaxy-is-ripping-itself-apart
In a far-off galaxy, 12.4 billion light-years from Earth, a ravenous black hole is devouring galactic grub. Its feeding frenzy produces so much energy, it stirs up gas across its entire galaxy.
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Two more national teaching fellowship awards for Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/two-more-national-teaching-fellowship-awards-for-leicester
Our University provides excellent teaching – this has been recognised again by two more awards by the Higher Education Academy, bringing our total number of National Teaching Fellows (NTF) to 16.
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Leicester-led study to explore mental health and drug use in colonial and post-colonial prisons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/leicester-study-mental-health-drug-prisons
The University of Leicester has been awarded £3.3m to research drugs and mental health in prison settings globally.