Search
-
Women in American Society from the Civil War to First World War
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3680
Module code: HS3680 This module starts with the examination of women's contribution to the civil war effort on both sides, and women's place in the economy, education and social reform.
-
The History of Alcohol in North America, 1650-1950
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs2359
Module code: HS2359 This module surveys the social and cultural history of drinking in modern American society, and considers how the historical and cross-cultural study of drinking can add to contemporary debates surrounding alcohol consumption.
-
Sociology of Health and Illness
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sy3095
Module code: SY3095 How many issues surrounding health could be prevented or improved by considering the sociological context of the patient? What sociological factors are most likely to bring about illness? You’ll be looking at the research surrounding this topic, and...
-
Historian explores Chinas political history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/historian-explores-china2019s-political-history
Dr Michael Lynch, Honorary Fellow in our School of History, Politics & International Relations, recently gave a lecture at the University of Melbourne on China’s political history.
-
Sickness poverty and medical relief in England 1750-1850
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/sickness-poverty-and-medical-relief-in-england
Wellcome Trust Research Grant (£166,595) December 2009 - June 2012 Professor Steve King This project explores the definition, scale and treatment of sickness amongst the dependent poor between the 1750s and 1850s.
-
Professor Ryder and the Materials Group awarded European Commission H2020 research grant
https://le.ac.uk/sustainable-materials-processing/news/professor-ryder-and-the-materials-group-awarded-european-commission-h2020-research-grant
The University of Leicester Materials and Interfaces group has been awarded a new European Commission Horizon 2020 research grant for the project ‘A Marketable Polymer based Al-S battery’ (AMAPOLA).
-
A birds eye view
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/a-bird2019s-eye-view
A PhD student at our University has taken his passion for photography to new heights with awe-inspiring pictures of our city’s landmarks.
-
Liz Anderson
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/liz-anderson
Professor Liz Anderson completed a graduate nursing course at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London, working on a cardio-thoracic surgical ward before moving to Leicester to train and work as a Midwife and Health Visitor.
-
Measuring the temperature of our planets land surfaces
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/measuring-the-temperature-of-our-planets-land-surfaces
Our researchers are leading a major new project to measure the temperature of the Earth’s land surfaces. Evidence suggests that long-term trends in surface temperature can be an indicator of climate change.
-
Book on post-apartheid South Africa by Leicester academic published
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/book-on-post-apartheid-south-africa-by-leicester-academic-published
Lecturer and South Africa specialist from our University Dr James Hamill has published a new book, Africa’s Lost Leader: South Africa’s Continental Role Since Apartheid.