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About History at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/history/about
History at Leicester has long been recognised as a leader in the discipline for both teaching and research. History has been taught at Leicester for almost a century, ever since the University was founded in 1921. Find out more.
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University will be singing the Blues at victory parade
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-shows-support-for-leicester-on-victory-parade
When the final whistle blows at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, it will mark the end of a momentous journey for Leicester City Football Club - the team that ended last season on the cusp of relegation and will finish this season's final match as Premier League champions.
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Oral history projects in Nottinghamshire
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/directory-of-oral-history/east-midlands/nottinghamshire
Browse projects and oral history materials from Nottinghamshire, including the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender history project, which is now part of the Rainbow Heritage website.
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Cohort-building
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/wellcome-trust-dtp/cohort-building
Cohort-building in PhD programmes facilitates the development of deep and lasting relationships that will create a sense of belonging, peer and professional support and signposting to professional networks to enable effective career planning.
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Get to know your brain at Neuroscience events for Brain Awareness Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/neuroscience-research-demonstrated-for-brain-awareness-day-1
The University will be hosting two events for Brain Awareness Day on Wednesday 15 March. GCSE and A-Level students are invited to attend an afternoon of activities which will explain a range of brain research between 12.30-3.30pm followed by an evening event for all from 6pm.
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JWST
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/projects/james-webb-space-telescope
University of Leicester scientists are involved in the James Webb Space Telescope mission, and the MIRI instrument.
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Delivering online teaching
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/12/10/delivering-online-teaching/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 10, 2021 University of Kent ‘s Digitally Enhanced Education Webinars YouTube Channel.
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Free language taster sessions from Languages at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/free-language-taster-sessions-from-languages-at-leicester
A long-running language learning programme offering over a dozen languages is offering members of the public the opportunity to try a new language for free.
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Summer School to help raise aspirations of young people in care
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/summer-school-to-help-raise-aspirations-of-young-people-in-care
The University of Leicester, De Montfort University and Loughborough University will be hosting their tenth annual Summer School event, which aims to improve the life chances of young people in public care.
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Plans for extra Heathrow runway are already obsolete says University of Leicester academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/plans-for-extra-heathrow-runway-are-2018already-obsolete2019-says-university-of-leicester-academic
Dr Simon Bennett from the University's School of Business has told a Commons Transport Select Committee that plans to build a new runway at Heathrow are ‘already obsolete’.