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Brexit research and education must be solved now
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/brexit-research-and-education-must-be-solved-now
Research and education should be among the easier elements of the Brexit negotiations, argue Paul Boyle and Rolf Tarrach in an article published by The Parliament Magazine.
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Ocean temperature record unlocked from Fijian coral reveals highest warmth in over six centuries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/coral-warming
Unique 627 year-long record of ocean temperatures in the Fijian archipelago published by international team co-led by University of Leicester
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The curse of zombie fossils
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/the-curse-of-zombie-fossils
New research has revealed how the history of life can be distorted by the ways animals decompose and lose body parts as they decay - and the ways in which decayed bodies ultimately become fossilised.
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Experts call for greater patient involvement in medical education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/empathy-education
Empathy experts from the University of Leicester say that increased patient involvement is needed to help shape medical education for the benefit of patients and doctors
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Unique exceptionally preserved fossil named in honour of Sir David Attenborough
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/unique-2018exceptionally-preserved2019-fossil-named-in-honour-of-sir-david-attenborough
An international team of scientists led by our University has discovered a new 430 million-year-old fossil and has named it in honour of Sir David Attenborough – who grew up on the University campus.
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Social Change, Identity, and Media
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy1001
Module code: SY1001 Please note that from 2016 this module will be combined with 'The Sociological Imagination' to form a double module called 'Sociological Theory in Practice'. This module begins with a brief introduction to the nature of the discipline.
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Living with Environmental Change
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy7406
Module code: GY7406 Environmental change and its effects are of great concern to us all. They increasingly impact on our daily lives as well as featuring prominently in media stories about all parts of the world.
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Social Movements
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sy3092
Module code: SY3092 This module will provide an analysis of social movements from a sociological and interdisciplinary perspective.
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Social Movements
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sy3092
Module code: SY3092 This module will provide an analysis of social movements from a sociological and interdisciplinary perspective.
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Social Movements
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy3092
Module code: SY3092 This module will provide an analysis of social movements from a sociological and interdisciplinary perspective.