Search
-
Chinese (Mandarin)
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages/chinese
Study Chinese (Mandarin) courses for all levels at The University of Leicester
-
‘One of the most remarkable men in the entire history of archaeology’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/08/01/one-of-the-most-remarkable-men-in-the-entire-history-of-archaeology/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on August 1, 2017 Two hundred years ago, on 1 August 1817, the adventurer-Egyptologist Giovanni Belzoni, described by Howard Carter, with good reason, as ‘one of the most remarkable men in the entire history of...
-
About
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/about/
The University Library holds internationally important collections of rare books, manuscripts and archives from as early as the twelfth century.
-
Contents of display case draw
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav-5/
8. Beeswax, barley and maize were all used in the processes of creating a manuscript. A feather quill and reed pen were used to put ink on the parchment. An example of quarter sawn book board is also shown.
-
Colin Hyde: Page 4
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/author/colin_hyde/page/4/
Colin Hyde manages the East Midlands Oral History Archive, based in Special Collections.
-
Sarah Wood: Page 3
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/author/sarah_wood/page/3/
Assistant Archivist
-
Joe Orton: Behind the playwright
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/08/09/joe-orton-behind-the-playwright/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on August 9, 2017 The 9 th August 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Leicester born playwright Joe Orton The past few years have seen heightened interest in Joe Orton’s literary career and personal...
-
Leicester “leads the way” on new National Space Strategy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/uk-space-strategy
The University of Leicester has today (Monday) welcomed publication of the UK Government’s new National Space Strategy.
-
Winners of the Industry-Sponsored Prize
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/study/undergraduate/prizes/industry-sponsored-prize
At the University of Leicester, an industrially sponsored prize is awarded annually for final year Chemistry students (BSc and MChem). See a list of previous prize winners.
-
Centenary PhD Scholarships
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/01/31/centenary-phd-scholarships/
022 as part of its ambition to deliver on its strategic aim to ‘nurture the next generation of researchers to become world-leaders in their field’.