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Contemporary Issues in Economics, Finance and Business
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ec1025
Module code: EC1025 This course is designed for students new to economics and who want to understand how to use economic models and methods to address real-world questions.
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Introduction to Geochemistry
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gl2101
Module code: GL2101 The Earth is a complex planet. In your first year, you were introduced to disciplines through which specific Earth-related phenomena are studied, such as igneous petrology, palaeontology, and sedimentology.
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Being humane
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/being-humane
Humane responses to the ‘migration crisis’ are to be explored at an event organised by a Leicester academic and taking place at Leicester Cathedral.
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Relive Leicester space scientists journey on BBCs Astronauts series
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/relive-leicester-space-scientist2019s-journey-as-astronauts-returns
From this weekend, you can relive the moments that led to a Leicester space scientist proving that she has what it takes to become an astronaut. The six-part BBC show ‘Astronauts: Have You Got What It Takes?’ will be re-run on BBC 2 at 10am every Saturday from 12 May.
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Steve Rippington
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/steve-rippington
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Steve Rippington, Honorary Visiting Fellow in the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, on 25 May 2024. Dan Smith writes: Steve was known to many in the former Department of Geology.
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Employability
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/careers
Career and employability support for all University of Leicester students.
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Graham Benskin
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/graham-benskin
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Mr Graham Benskin, who worked in the Botanic Garden for more than 40 years. Graham began his horticultural career at Leicester Parks Department before becoming a student at the Royal Horticultural College at Wisley.
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Leicester academic stars in Victor Frankenstein movie
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/leicester-academic-stars-in-victor-frankenstein-movie
A Teaching Fellow in our School of Management features in Victor Frankenstein starring Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy as a dancer and assistant choreographer which is currently showing at UK cinemas.
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Medical student produces clinical anatomy app
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/medical-student-produces-clinical-anatomy-app
A medical student, working with a local app design agency, has produced an iOS application to teach clinical anatomy to fellow students, junior doctors and healthcare professionals.
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Leicester artist begins new project inspired by Universitys animal bones archive
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/leicester-artist-begins-new-project-inspired-by-universitys-animal-bones-archive
Artist Jo Dacombe is immersing herself within the Bone Laboratory in the School of Archaeology and Ancient History to understand how archaeologists generate stories about past human and animal relationships from the fragments of bones that are recovered through excavation.