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Immigration and indigenism in popular historical discourses
https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/projects/immigration-and-indigenism
Research Associate: Dr Marc Scully The relationship between a sense of national or regional identity and collective memory has been a matter of longstanding concern across a range of disciplines, including social psychology, sociology, history and politics.
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Conference World and the Avoidance of Thought
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/08/27/conference-world-and-the-avoidance-of-thought/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on August 27, 2015 Having just returned from another major international conference, Professor Martin Parker is coming to suspect that they’re rarely worth the fuss At the beginning of August, what must surely be the largest...
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Writer Robert MacFarlane to speak at event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/writer-robert-macfarlane-to-speak-at-event
Revered British writer Robert MacFarlane will be delivering the free public Annual Creative Writing Lecture supported by Santander Universities on Thursday 10 March.
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Introduction to Italian Studies
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/it1028
Module code: IT1028 This introductory module explores the history and culture of Italy from the Unification to the Second World War.
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Introduction to Italian Studies
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/it1028
Module code: IT1028 This introductory module explores the history and culture of Italy from the Unification to the Second World War.
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Introduction to Italian Studies
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/it1028
Module code: IT1028 This introductory module explores the history and culture of Italy from the Unification to the Second World War.
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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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Election 2015: TV debates
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/20/election-2015-tv-debates/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 20, 2015 Democratic reflection App The Election Debate Visualisation (EDV) project a collaboration between The Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) at The Open University and the University of...
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Outstanding teaching and collaboration at Leicester recognised with higher education’s most prestigious awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/national-teaching-fellowships-collaborative-award-teaching-excellence
Two University of Leicester academics receive National Teaching Fellowships while student-staff initiative MedRACE (Raising Awareness, Celebrating Excellence) also receives Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence