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Academics contribute to major project celebrating 80 years of British TV
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/academics-contribute-to-major-project-celebrating-80-years-of-british-tv
Professor Helen Wood and Dr Jilly Boyce Kay from the School of Media, Communication and Sociology have contributed to BBC History’s new archive to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the launch of the first British television service by the BBC.
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Lorna Unwin
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/lorna-unwin
We have learned, with sadness, of the recent passing of Professor Lorna Unwin, who was Director of the Centre for Labour Market Studies in the 2000s.
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Sofa generation causing epidemic of Type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/sofa-generation-causing-epidemic-of-type-2-diabetes-researchers-suggest
The nation’s lack of physical activity is leading to a new “sofa generation” at risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to Professor Melanie Davies (pictured), an internationally renowned expert in Type 2 diabetes and Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre.
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Postgraduate programmes
https://le.ac.uk/history/study/postgraduate
History at the University of Leicester has a thriving postgraduate community. We offer a variety of degrees, which reflect the expertise of our staff allowing us to offer a diverse teaching programme and support a large and vibrant research culture.
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Caring for our Special Collections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/08/06/caring-for-our-special-collections/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on August 6, 2015 Visitors to Special Collections often ask how we preserve the rare books, manuscripts and archives in our collection. Much of what we do could be described as preventative care.
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Alec Woodall: PhD reflections
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/graduate-profiles/alex-woodall
It was with some trepidation but also much excitement that I embarked upon my PhD journey in the School of Museum Studies four years ago (having done Art Gallery Studies in 2004-5 after being a secondary school teacher).
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Sociology in Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sy1004
Module code: SY1004 From its origins in the birth of modernity, sociology has continued to be at the heart of debates about people’s experiences and opportunities in society.
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Sociology in Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sy1005
Module code: SY1005 From its origins in the birth of modernity, sociology has continued to be at the heart of debates about people’s experiences and opportunities in society.
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Sociology in Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/sy1005
Module code: SY1005 From its origins in the birth of modernity, sociology has continued to be at the heart of debates about people’s experiences and opportunities in society.
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Sociology in Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/sy1004
Module code: SY1004 From its origins in the birth of modernity, sociology has continued to be at the heart of debates about people’s experiences and opportunities in society.