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Imperialism and Decolonisation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs2314
Module code: HS2314 At the beginning of the 20th century the British Empire covered a fifth of the world’s land surface and contained almost a quarter of the world’s population. Less than sixty years later it was rapidly disintegrating.
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Students discover Leicesters literary secrets on Joe Orton walking tour
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/students-discover-leicesters-literary-secrets-on-joe-orton-walking-tour
This year the University of Leicester has been celebrating the work of Joe Orton. The Leicester-born playwright is one of our city’s most treasured cultural icons and 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of his tragic death.
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Economic Wellbeing Explorer
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/02/economic-wellbeing-explorer/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 2, 2025 This new data resource has been recently launched by Smart Data Foundry.
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Dr Calvin Jephcote
https://le.ac.uk/cehs/people/calvin-jephcote
Lecturer in Exposure Science cj191@leicester.ac.uk Dr Calvin Jephcote is a Lecturer in Exposure Science at the University of Leicester and Course Director for the MSc Data Science (Geospatial) and MSc Data Science (Satellite) programmes.
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Medical students meet best-selling author, comedian and NHS psychiatrist, Dr Benji Waterhouse
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/medical-students-benji-waterhouse-leicester
It’s not every day you get to meet a best-selling author, comedian and NHS psychiatrist, but that's what Medical with Foundation Year Students at the University of Leicester did.
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New database could accelerate research into brain-related conditions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/database
The University of Leicester has co-launched the first database of its kind to help researchers look into the causes of neuro-degenerative diseases and their treatment.
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Research shows professionals moving from private sector into teaching experience significant levels of frustration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/research-shows-professionals-moving-from-private-sector-into-teaching-experience-2018significant-levels-of-frustration2019
Professionals moving from the private sector into teaching experience ‘significant levels of frustration’ with a perceived lack of acknowledgement from colleagues about the ‘added value’ they bring to the role, according to research led by Dr Chris Wilkins (pictured) in...
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COVID-19 up to twice as likely to infect people of Black and Asian ethnicity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/covid19-ethnicity
According to researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham, COVID-19 up to twice as likely to infect people of Black and Asian ethnicity
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Rajeev Raman
https://le.ac.uk/people/rajeev-raman
The academic profile of Professor Rajeev Raman, Professor and Director of Research in the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Leicester
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Remote Sensing
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy2200
Module code: GY2200 We will explore the increasing use of satellite data within geographical studies in both human and physical environments.