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Affective Digital Histories: An AHRC-funded research project
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/projects/digital-histories
Learn more about the Centre for New Writing's eight commissioned pieces exploring the afterlife of industrial buildings in Leicester and Glossop, as well as relationships between people who might have used them.
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Undergraduate
https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate
Geology at the University of Leicester is specially tailored to provide you with a broad understanding of the fundamental concepts in geology. Our accredited degrees allow you to focus on the areas of Applied and Environmental Geology, Geophysics or Palaeontology.
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MBRRACE-UK sets out key recommendations for improving the care of recent migrant women with language barriers whose babies have died
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/mbrrace
The MBRRACE-UK collaboration, which is co-led by the TIMMS group at the University of Leicester and Oxford Population Health’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, has today published the results of a confidential enquiry into the care of recent migrant women with language...
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New report raises concerns about the quality of care over baby twin deaths
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/twins
A new study investigating the quality of care provided to women whose twin babies died has revealed that improvements in care may have made a difference to the outcome for the babies in over half (54%) of the pregnancies reviewed.
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Recent actions from UCU: statement
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/recent-actions-from-ucu-statement
In response to recent actions from UCU, the University of Leicester is today releasing the following statement.
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Colourful plastics may lead to more microplastics: new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/microplastic-colours
Study led by University of Leicester concludes that colourants in plastic can affect the rate at which it breaks down and can lead to more harmful microplastics released into the environment
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Public lecture series to celebrate 100 years of research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/difficult-conversations
Brookfield is the new home of the University’s School of Business, situated in the historic Stoneygate Conservation Area.
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Air quality can be better for active commuters than drivers, research shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/commute-air-quality
Their findings show that NO2 concentrations can be higher in car cabins (even electric car cabins) than alongside the road where people are walking and cycling. Some PM2.5 can be removed, for example by pollen filters, meaning PM2.
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Rutland Roman villa: how we found one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/rutland-roman
The discovery of a previously unknown Roman villa in rural Rutland during the 2020 lockdown was one of the archaeological stories of the year. Villas are emblematic features of the Roman countryside, and many are known across Britain. But this new discovery is unique.
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Sir David and Michael Attenborough officially open Centenary Square
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/14-sir-david-attenborough-officially-opens-centenary-square
On Sunday 11 November 2018, hundreds of students, staff, alumni and members of the community joined Sir David Attenborough and his nephew Michael Attenborough on campus to pay their respects to those from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland who made sacrifices during the...