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Partners
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/partners
Find out more information about the Centre for New Writing's partner organisations.
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The forgotten success of penal transportation reform in late Imperial Russia: the lowering of prison
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/06/08/the-forgotten-success-of-penal-transportation-reform-in-late-imperial-russia-the-lowering-of-prisoner-mortality-in-the-transfer-system-1885-1915/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on June 8, 2016 By Mikhail Nakonechny . The late Imperial Russian prison and exile system is almost unequivocally considered to be the traditional embodiment of brutality, institutional inhumanity and injustice.
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The necessary discomfort of soft intelligence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2015/10/07/the-necessary-discomfort-of-soft-intelligence/
Posted by Graham Martin in SAPPHIRE (Social science APPlied to Healthcare Improvement REsearch) on October 7, 2015 It’s comforting to have hard facts and figures so that we can feel like we know exactly what went wrong and what went right.
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Distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/distance-learning
We are world leaders in archaeology and ancient history programmes by distance learning, having taught students by distance learning for 20 years.
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AccessAbility
https://le.ac.uk/accessability
The University of Leicester offers support and advice for students with dyslexia or other specific learning difficulties as well as working with students who have sensory disabilities, mobility difficulties; mental health conditions and autism.
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Dr Georgina Manning
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni/georgina-manning
Dr Georgina Manning, alumna of the University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. Now at the University of Wolverhampton as Head of the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Forensic Science.
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Adjusting to life in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/law/study/undergraduate/offer-holder-info/adjusting-to-life-in-leicester
Starting your law degree is an exciting time but coming to university can be a big step and it may take a little while for you to adjust.
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Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women/esuantsiwa-jane-goldsmith
“When I was President I had to go to Senate meetings, me with 90-odd white guys, so I always turned up wearing banana yellow and big hair to scare the mortar boards off them.
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Red squirrel and human leprosy link found at English medieval archaeological site
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/squirrel
New evidence from medieval archaeological sites shows that English red squirrels once served as an important host for Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) strains also responsible for leprosy in humans.
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Space scientist makes giant leap towards becoming an astronaut
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-scientist-makes-giant-leap-towards-becoming-an-astronaut
Space scientist Dr Suzie Imber from our Department of Physics and Astronomy will be competing to realise her dream of becoming an astronaut as part of a televised competition broadcast by the BBC.