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Archaeology of the Modern World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar7531
Module code: AR7531 (double module) The archaeological study of the last 500 years can enrich our understanding of many kinds of people in the past, from potentates in Benin, Khoikhoi in South Africa, and agricultural labourers in the north of Ireland to settlers in Virginia.
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The Connecting Sea
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar7076
Module code: AR7076 You’ll be piecing together the past, present and future of the Caribbean from various archaeological materials. Throughout this module you’ll develop a critical awareness of the major themes in precolonial, colonial and contemporary Caribbean.
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Contemporary Mexican Cinema
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sp2035
Module code: SP2035 In this module you will study four recent films, three entirely Mexican and one Spanish-Mexican co-production.
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Contemporary Mexican Cinema
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sp2035
Module code: SP2035 In this module you will study four recent films, three entirely Mexican and one Spanish-Mexican co-production.
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Contemporary Mexican Cinema
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sp2035
Module code: SP2035 In this module you will study four recent films, three entirely Mexican and one Spanish-Mexican co-production.
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Leicester graduate named Midlands Entrepreneur of the Year 2015
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/leicester-graduate-named-midlands-entrepreneur-of-the-year-2015
A University of Leicester graduate has been named Midlands Entrepreneur of the Year 2015. James MacFarlane, 26, was awarded the highly-esteemed accolade at the recent Midlands Business Awards 2015 held in February after setting up a number of new business ventures.
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Leicester historian takes Hairy Bikers through Yorkshires past pubs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/leicester-historian-takes-hairy-bikers-through-yorkshire2019s-past-pubs
A new BBC series following the popular Hairy Bikers on a tour of historic British pubs features a historian from our University in its opening episode, discussing the pubs of Yorkshire’s past.
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Leicesters literary festival gives a glimpse into our possible futures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester2019s-free-literary-festival-gives-a-glimpse-into-our-possible-futures
This year’s Literary Leicester plans to take audiences where no-one has gone before – but might do, one day.
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Space Park Leicester launched by British astronaut Tim Peake
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/space-park-launch
UK astronaut Tim Peake officially opened Leicester’s pioneering space research, innovation and teaching cluster at a special ceremony on Monday.
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Geography and the Everyday Politics of Identity
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy3153
Module code: GY3153 In this module you will explore the relationship between place and identity and how geographers have contributed to understandings of identity.