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Academic shapes national project on history of the electricity supply industry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/academic-shapes-national-project-on-history-of-the-electricity-supply-industry
Dr Sally Horrocks from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has helped to shape a national project examining the inside story of the British power industry.
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Visits to Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/richard-iii-and-leicester/visits-to-leicester
Richard III visited Leicester often, both as a boy and as Duke of Gloucester. Find out about his final stay in Leicester at the Blue Boar Inn.
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Book Group: Pigeon Pie
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2015/05/18/pigeonpie/
Summary of the Waugh Book Group discussion of Nancy Mitford's Pigeon Pie, Saturday 16 May 2015
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What do students think of their courses?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/10/what-do-students-think-of-their-courses/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 10, 2016 Find out by downloading the 2016 Student academic experience survey from Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and the Higher Education Academy.
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Do graduates earn more?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/09/25/do-graduates-earn-more/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 25, 2015 Latest analysis from researchers at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), Harvard University and the University of Cambridge found that generally they did even during the latest...
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Economics professor discusses research into what makes people vote in elections
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/economics-professor-discusses-research-into-what-makes-people-vote-in-elections
Professor Eyal Winter from the School of Business has been featured in a ScienceNews article discussing how voter turnout increases when polling numbers are close. Research conducted by Professor Winter and colleagues in 2006 looked at U.S. gubernatorial races from 1990 to 2005.
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Standing Together Against Hate
https://le.ac.uk/hate-studies/research/standing-together
In response to the growing problem of hate crime and harassment on campus, the University of Leicester launched 'Standing Together Against Hate' - a project co-funded by HEFCE.
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Oracles. Dreams and Omens: Divination in the Greek World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ah3086
Module code: AH3086 Tutor: Jan Haywood This module explores the role of divination in the ancient Greek world. You will look at the full range of divinatory practices (oracles, dreams, haruspicy, etc.
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Oracles. Dreams and Omens: Divination in the Greek World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ah3086
Module code: AH3086 Tutor: Jan Haywood This module explores the role of divination in the ancient Greek world. You will look at the full range of divinatory practices (oracles, dreams, haruspicy, etc.
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Oracles. Dreams and Omens: Divination in the Greek World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ah3086
Module code: AH3086 Tutor: Jan Haywood This module explores the role of divination in the ancient Greek world. You will look at the full range of divinatory practices (oracles, dreams, haruspicy, etc.