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PhD guidance
https://le.ac.uk/politics/study/research-degrees/phd-guidance
The School of History, Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester welcomes initial inquiries regarding possible study for a PhD. Read our PhD Research Proposal Guidance Notes for more information.
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The Country House in Film and Television
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ha7107
Module code: HA7107 This module will analyse the representation of the country house in two of the most influential popular media of the twentieth century: film and television.
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Global Poverty and Development
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy3081
Module code: SY3081 The backdrop of this module is the persistent and shocking poverty of many of the world's countries, as well as the growing inequality between rich and poor countries.
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Social Class and Inequalities
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy2075
Module code: SY2075 Debates around the Channel 4 programme 'Benefits Street' (2014) highlighted some of the problems with making 'poverty entertainment'.
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Being Human: Evolution and Prehistory
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar2555
Module code: AR2555 What does it mean to be human? Why did hominins start walking on two legs? How did hominins respond to major Quaternary climatic fluctuations? Who were the first fire users? Why did people begin to produce art? Who were the...
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International Banking Law
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/lw7116
Module code: LW7116 International Banking will examine the law relating to business banker-customer relationships.
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Jurassic diet why our knowledge of what ancient pterosaurs ate might be wrong
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/jurassic-diet-why-our-knowledge-of-what-ancient-pterosaurs-ate-might-be-wrong
Whenever we think about extinct animals we often imagine them eating their favourite meals, whether it be plants, other animals or a combination of both.
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Wheelchair Rugby champ to compete in International Tournament
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/wheelchair-rugby-champ-to-compete-in-international-tournament-1
Athlete Nicholas Cummins, who is also a Postgraduate Researcher in our School of History, Politics and International Relations, will be representing team GB at the inaugural King Power Quad Nations.
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Food
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/leicestershire-villages/food
Find a range of interviews with residents of Leicestershire villages discussing food, such as Jean Morris talking about how Stilton cheese was made locally and how production was halted during the Second World War.
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Speaking out against hate crime at Police event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/speaking-out-against-hate-crime-at-police-event
Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy from the University’s Centre for Hate Studies will be joining a panel discussion about hate crime, alongside the Police Crime Commissioner for Leicester and the mother of hate crime victim Sophie Lancaster.