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Introduction to French Cinema
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/fr2023
Module code: FR2023 Module co-ordinator: Dr Oliver Brett In this module, we'll study two key aspects of French film history: the 1930s and New Wave cinema.
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Thirteen things you may not know about black holes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/thirteen-things-you-may-not-know-about-black-holes
Today it has been announced that scientists who are part of the LIGO Collaboration have detected gravitational waves from black holes.
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Funding boost for sports at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/25-funding-boost-for-sports-at-leicester
Sports funding womens lacrosse|Funding boost for sports at Leicester The University of Leicester has been granted around £17,000 to support new sporting initiatives.
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Attenborough Arts Centre Presents: Next Gen. Creatives ‘Natural Instincts’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/next-gen-creatives
Read more about Attenborough Arts Centre's new exhibition, Next Gen. Creatives: Natural Instincts.
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COP26: First public event to be held at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/space-park-conversations
Space Park Leicester is set to host the first in a series of public events highlighting Leicester’s role ahead of the UN’s Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.
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English for Chemistry Winter Programme
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/short-courses/dli-winter-programmes/chemists
The English for Chemists International Summer Programme is aimed at chemistry students and professionals wishing to improve their English for use in an chemistry context.
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The Alice Hawkins Collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/09/05/the-alice-hawkins-collection/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library and Learning Services on September 5, 2025 By Iona Kerstin Volynets 6 September 2025 From July 2009 to June 2010, a team of devoted volunteers at the LeicestHERday Trust gathered 150 interviews of prominent women from Leicestershire.
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Cleared for takeoff how Santas sleigh takes to the skies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/cleared-for-take-off-how-santa2019s-sleigh-takes-to-the-skies
Santa Claus’s reindeer will be in need of a good rest after their Christmas Eve capers based on a study by fourth year Master's students from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, who have estimated the velocity required to provide enough lift force to get his sleigh...
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Economics of Football
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/08/economics-of-the-football/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 8, 2015 Football has dominated the news this week. The high sums of money involved in the World Cup mean that politics and corruption can become involved.
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Ancient History and Classical Archaeology BA, DipHE, CertHE, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/ancient-history-and-classical-archaeology-ba-dl/2025
When it comes to understanding the past, two disciplines are often better than one. In this degree, you’ll study the ancient and classical worlds through both textual and material remains, with the added flexibility of working from home.