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PhD student wins prestigious photography competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-louise-corscadden-infectious-diseases-hub
Bacteria|University of Leicester student Louise Corscadden wins prestigious photography prize. PhD student Louise Corscadden from the University’s Department of Genetics and Genome Biology has been named winner of the 2018–2019 Infectious Images Photography Competition.
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Using DNA fingerprinting to catch a killer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/using-dna-fingerprinting-to-catch-a-killer
This summer marks 30 years since DNA fingerprinting - discovered by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys right here in the University's Department of Genetics in 1984 - was first used in a criminal investigation.
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Leicester scientist lends expertise to new Jack the Ripper book
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-scientist-lends-expertise-to-new-jack-the-ripper-book
Bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell is due to release Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert on 28 February, a comprehensive and intriguing exposé of one of the world’s most chilling cases of serial murder—and the police force that failed to solve it.
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Expert view: There is something wrong with the asylum process for LGBTQ+ people – but it’s not fake claimants
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/expert-view-criminology-asylum-process-lgbtq-fake-claimants
Dr Calogero Giametta responds to a BBC investigation into asylum process, in this article published by The Conversation.
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Spilsby, Lincolnshire
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/dialect/lincolnshire/spilsby
Listen to speakers from Spilsby, Lincolnshire from a range of backgrounds as part of the dialect project between researchers from Nottingham Trent University and the University of Leicester.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/cssp/research
Find out more about the research within the School of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy.
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Trusted Research Standard Operating Procedures
https://le.ac.uk/research/regi/trusted-research/trusted-research-standard-operating-procedures
SOP Reference Number SOP Title TR-SOP-1 Processing Trusted Research Enquiries (PDF, 415KB) TR-SOP-2 Procedure for Obtaining and Registering Export...
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Global Cinema
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ha7301
Module code: HA7301 Global Cinema examines the transnational nature of film production, reception and distribution, with a particular focus on the cinemas of the Global South and minority film cultures.
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Documentary Film and Television
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ha2434
Module code: HA2434 This module serves as an introduction to documentary practice in film and television.
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Film, Reception and Consumption
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ha2433
Module code: HA2433 In this module, you will investigate the process of film production and consumption within wider contexts of contemporary global film industries and markets.