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Museums and social inclusion: the GLLAM report
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/museums-and-social-inclusion
This research showed that museums and galleries can make a unique contribution towards addressing issues of social inclusion.
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The outlawed Shrove Tuesday tradition of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-outlawed-shrove-tuesday-tradition-of-leicester
Shrove Tuesday – taking place this year on 28 February – often involves the flipping of savoury and sweet pancakes, but prior to 1846 the city of Leicester had its own very particular way of celebrating the event.
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The Conservatives: Ideology, Statecraft and Party Change
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/pl3098
Module code: PL3098 Arguably, the Conservative Party is one of the most successful political parties in the Western world.
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The Conservatives: Ideology, Statecraft and Party Change
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/pl3098
Module code: PL3098 Arguably, the Conservative Party is one of the most successful political parties in the Western world.
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Growing the social role of botanic gardens
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/growing-social-role-of-botanic-gardens
Growing the Social Role stress tests the prevailing organisational cultures and structures of UK botanic gardens to see if they are fit for purpose for the 21st century.
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The video game: a legitimate art form?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/video-game
Read the article "The video game: a legitimate art form?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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May Day: early 19th century traditions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/04/29/may-day-early-19th-century-traditions/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on April 29, 2016 Laying May branches Whilst many associate traditional celebrations of May Day with maypoles and Morris dancers, one early nineteenth century custom featured ‘Mayers’ (those included in May Day...
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Andrew Dunn: Page 185
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/author/andrew_dunn/page/185/
Academic Librarian.
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Congratulations to Dr. Henrik Melin: New Webb Fellow!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/03/01/congratulations-to-dr-henrik-melin-new-webb-fellow/
Dr Henrik Melin, of the University of Leicester, has been awarded a five-year Fellowship to study the giant planets using the James Webb Space Telescope, funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), with support from the University of Leicester.
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Jane Austen: The Novels, their Contexts and their Adaptations
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3158
Module code: EN3158 In this module you will be reading Jane Austen’s novels in their historical and literary contexts, as well as looking at modern screen adaptations.