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Seeds from Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor tree take root in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/seeds-hiroshima-atomic-bomb-survivor-tree-take-root-leicester
Seeds from trees which survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima have taken root in Leicester in time for the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
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Opening up the University archives for Heritage Open Days on 19/20 September
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/18-heritage-open-days
As part of Heritage Open Days, England’s largest festival of history and culture, the University of Leicester is opening its archives up to the public with a series of free events on Thursday 19 September and Friday 20 September.
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Dr George Pohl
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/george-pohl
We have learned, with regret, of the passing of Dr Jurgen (George) Pohl MBChB, MRCP, who helped to establish the Leicester Medical School in the 1970s, serving as Senior Lecturer in Medicine until his retirement in 2001.
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Loot
https://le.ac.uk/joe-orton/plays/loot
Learn more about the ways in which we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Loot by Joe Orton, for the Joe Orton: 50 Years On project.
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Microbial genomes for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/microbial-sciences/microbial-genomes/higher-education
The study of genomes as an entity as opposed to individual genetic components is referred to as genomics. Learn more about microbial genomes on our website.
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The secret behind Scrooge? Research studies Dickens’ coded letters
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/dickens-code
Charles Dickens’s festive favourite A Christmas Carol is a staple of the holiday season. But now Leicester literary experts are part of an international team looking to uncover the secrets of the author’s coded manuscripts.
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Contact Employer Services
https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/recruit-our-students/contact-us
Learn more and get in contact with Employer Services to help your identification, attraction and recruitment needs.
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Collecting and Analysing Data
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mn2152
Module code: MN2152 This module is your hands-on introduction to the data that drives business insight. You'll be provided with the tools and techniques used to collect both qualitative and quantitative data and learn how to piece them together meaningfully.
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Calver Weir Archive
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/all/calver-weir
The Calver Weir collection is focussed on interviews about the village of Calver in the Derbyshire Peak District, which was built to provide water for cotton spinning in the 19th century. Learn more about the project.
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Debates in Archaeological Heritage
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar1013
Module code: AR1013 ‘Heritage’ is a very powerful idea, and we will begin this module by thinking about what heritage actually is and what it means in the contemporary world.