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Leicester academic selected by Commission for Countering Extremism for research on the Far Right
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/09-commission-for-countering-extremism-papers
The independent Commission for Countering Extremism has today (Tuesday 9 April) announced that Dr Chris Allen, Associate Professor in Hate Studies in the University of Leicester’s Centre for Hate Studies, as one of the leading academics it has commissioned to write a research...
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Modern Languages BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/modern-languages-ba/2026
Leicester’s Modern Language Studies degree allows you to study up to three languages, from French, Italian, and Spanish.
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Licence to Kill? Managing with Violence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/05/06/licence-to-kill-managing-with-violence/
Posted by Gibson Burrell in School of Business Blog on May 6, 2015 Former Head of School, Professor Gibson Burrell , uncovers a series of uncomfortable parallels between managerialism and the militaRy At first sight, it appears as if the discipline of ‘business and...
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Ethics
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law/epigenetics/ethics
Discussing epigenetics and ethics using a range of resources that was developed for undergraduate students but can be applicable to A-Level students.
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Glorious Debo
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/09/29/glorious-debo/
Posted by Barbara Cooke in School of English Blog on September 29, 2014 Deborah Mitford, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, often referred to as the “last Mitford sister”, has passed away. But Debo, as she was known to friends and family, was an institution in her own right.
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Leicester expert’s tale of ancient library makes The Telegraph’s greatest books of 2025 list
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/leicester-expert-tale-ancient-library-telegraph-greatest-books-2025-list
A University of Leicester expert’s book explaining how ancient Mesopotamian knowledge shaped the roots of modern civilisation has been named as one of the Telegraph’s greatest books of 2025.
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Limited tickets left for immersive respiratory virus event at King Power Stadium this summer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/respiratory-king-power-event
An interactive science event turning the home of Leicester City Football Club into a respiratory virus museum has sold out in just five days.
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History and Politics BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/history-and-politics-ba/2026
Leicester’s History and Politics course will help you to develop an advanced understanding of the modern world, whilst practical modules will develop your career skills.
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Emma Battell Lowman
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/author/ejl22/
Emma Battell Lowman is Lecturer in the History of the Americas at the University of Hertfordshire and is an Honorary Visiting Fellow in the School of Archaeology and Ancient History where she continues her postdoctoral research as a member of the Harnessing the Criminal...
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Intelligence and Security MA, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/intelligence-and-security-ma-dl/2025
From battling international terrorism to solving local crime, using intelligence has become crucial to security. But using it means understanding it – the debates and ethical concerns, how it’s collected and analysed.