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Sociology BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/sociology-ba/2026
Leicester is one of the best cities to study Sociology. On this degree you’ll gain a thorough grounding in research methods and theory, across a wide range of modules.
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Leicester postgraduate students bring the story of WW1 African soldiers to light
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-postgraduate-students-bring-the-story-of-ww1-african-soldiers-to-light
Two postgraduate students from our University have been heavily involved with a community research and exhibition project that explores the legacy of African soldiers in the First World War.
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Real Man, Real Emotions? The Truth behind Nigel Farage’s Cocksure Campaigning
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/04/29/real-man-real-emotions-the-truth-behind-nigel-farages-cocksure-campaigning/
Posted by jcromby in School of Business Blog on April 29, 2015 Recently appointed Reader in Psychology at the School, John Cromb y , provides a disturbingly plausible account of why Nigel Farage’s rhetoric has been so successful.
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Cider-making in Wales: It’s a family affair.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/07/29/cider-making-in-wales-its-a-family-affair/
Posted by in Consuming Authenticities on July 29, 2015 During the course of research into Welsh craft cider I have spoken with many cider-makers at all scales of the craft cider industry in Wales.
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Heritage destruction in conflict zones offers archaeological opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/heritage-destruction-in-conflict-zones-offers-archaeological-opportunities
An international archaeological team co-led by Leicester researchers is investigating an historic site devastated by conflict in Lebanon - and has demonstrated it is possible to obtain original and important information from heritage sites that have been devastated by...
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Anarchy in the UK (‘s Most Famous Fortress)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/10/21/anarchy-in-the-uk-s-most-famous-fortress/
Posted by Chris Grocott in School of Business Blog on October 21, 2015 Lecturer in Management and Economic History at the School, Chris Grocott , outlines the first output of a new collaborative research project on the history of labour organisations in the British Empire.
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Arthur Edward Davis (1882-1916)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/11/02/arthur-edward-davis-1882-1916/
Arthur Edward Davis was educated at Mill Hill School, London. He became a cricketer of distinction and played for Leicestershire. In the great War he joined as a Private the 11th Royal Fusiliers and served in France, where he was killed in 1916.
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Astrophysicist will have an enviable front row seat for the launch of Tim Peakes Soyuz spacecraft
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/astrophysicist-will-have-an-enviable-front-row-seat-for-the-launch-of-tim-peakes-soyuz-spacecraft
Martin Barstow, (pictured) Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Head of the College of Science and Engineering and Professor of Astrophysics and Space Science, will watch the launch of Tim Peake's Soyuz spacecraft live from mission control in Kazakhstan today (TUE).
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Succeed at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/study/succeed
FInd out more about your course, the practical elements of studying and living at university, and how you can Succeed at Leicester.
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National award for Josh’s out of this world bakes with National Space Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/national-award-josh-bakes-space-centre
Instagram series Mission Bake, a collaboration between Dr Josh Smalley and the National Space Centre, has won first place at the Sir Arthur Clarke Awards