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Film producer David Puttnam to reflect upon changing world of the media in the digital age
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/hollywood-personality-david-puttnam-to-reflect-upon-changing-world-of-the-media-in-the-digital-age
Our University will be bringing a bit of Hollywood magic to its lecture theatres as one of the great names of cinema history and an honorary graduate will speak on the challenges faced by media today.
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Page to Screen: The Translation of Literary Texts to Film
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3136
Module code: EN3136 Over the last century, from the early years of moving pictures until the present day, directors and producers have turned literary texts into films.
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Contemporary French Cinema
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/fr3128
Module code: FR3128 While there are no formal prerequisites for this module, it is not taught at an introductory level: you will be expected to have a working knowledge of general film language before we begin.
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Holy Wars in Sacred Lands: Conflict and Coexistence during the Crusades
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs2367
Module code: HS2367 The Crusades were undoubtedly one of the most famous episodes of religious conflict and a central phenomenon of the High Middle Ages.
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Academics pipe up with a new interpretation of history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/pipes
The historic misuse of the humble smoker’s pipe has led to two University of Leicester academics’ realisation that we might be missing a trick when it comes to interpreting history.
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NIHR capital award will provide more cutting-edge research equipment in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/nihr
Investment in cutting-edge research equipment will support ground-breaking research already taking place in Leicester, for the benefit of patients and the wider community.
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Challenge of multimorbidity faced at national conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/challenge-of-multimorbidity-faced-at-national-conference
Multimorbidity is a 'complex phenomenon' representing one of the key challenges facing healthcare systems globally, according to Professor Kamlesh Khunti (pictured) from the Leicester Diabetes Centre who recently spoke at the National NIHR CLAHRC...
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Figures associated with University receive Queens birthday honours
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/figures-associated-with-university-receives-queen2019s-birthday-honours
An archaeologist whose work helped to establish a new branch of her discipline is one of several figures associated with the University of Leicester to be honoured in the Queen’s birthday honours.
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Avoidable Deaths Network to run sessions at UN event for the humanitarian sector
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/avoidable-deaths-network-un-humanitarian-event
A network set up by the University of Leicester to prevent avoidable deaths is hosting five sessions at a United Nations event for the humanitarian sector.
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Museums and the Transgender Tipping Point
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/transgender-tipping-point
Over the past decade there has been a growing number of museum exhibitions and displays featuring transgender lives, reflecting an increasing trans-visibility across many areas of public life.