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Unprecedented energy consumption is leaving a permanent stain on planetary history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/anthropocene
A new study co-authored by three professors at the University of Leicester’s School of Geography, Geology and the Environment argues that the speed and scale of human energy consumption has pushed the Earth towards a new geological epoch, the ‘Anthropocene’.
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Dialect in Diaspora: Linguistic Variation in Early Anglo-Saxon England
https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/projects/linguistic-variation
Academic advisors: Dr Phillip Shaw, Dr Jayne Carroll, Professor Joanna Story Research Associate: Dr Martin Findell The origins of the English language present a complex problem of historical reconstruction.
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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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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 28 May 3 June
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-28-may-3-june
John Williams from the Department of Sociology has written a piece for The Conversation on Sepp Blatter, who before recently resigning from his post was re-elected as FIFA President.
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Join Jane Austen and zombie experts for pre-Halloween screening and panel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/11-pp-and-zombies
Experts on 19th century literature and the undead will come together for a pre-Halloween event at the University of Leicester on 29 October when the Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies presents a free screening of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, followed by a discussion...
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Revolutionary new treatment set to transform lives of severe asthma sufferers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/asthma
The future for people suffering from severe asthma is looking bright after a Leicester-based research team confirm the benefits of a revolutionary medicine, which has been recently approved for use in the UK
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Annabelle Sreberny
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/annabelle-sreberny
The University has learned, with sadness, of the death of Professor Annabelle Sreberny, former Director of the Centre for Mass Communication Research. Annabelle Sreberny was born on 5 September 1949 to parents who had come to Britain as Jewish refugees.
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Emeritus, honorary and visiting staff
https://le.ac.uk/gge/people/emeritus-honorary
Browse the Emeritus, honorary and visiting staff who work, teach and research in the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, and see their contact details.
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Reading your transcript
https://le.ac.uk/graduation/what-is-graduation/transcript
When reading your transcript, there are several different codes and prefixes that relate to your course and level of study, modules taken and grades achieved
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The Isle of Man study
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-impact-of-diasporas-on-the-making-of-britain/related-projects/the-isle-of-man-study
Background to the study This University of Leicester-funded study is being carried out by Hayley Dunn under the joint supervision of Professor Mark Jobling (Department of Genetics) and Dr Simon James (School of Archaeology) as part of research leading to a PhD degree.