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Organised Crime
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/cr2024
Module code: CR2024 The term ‘organised crime’ is widely used in the media, within policy circles and academia.
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Roger Matthews
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/roger-matthews
We have sadly learned of the death of Roger Matthews, who passed away on 7 April 2020, aged 71 from the effects of COVID-19. Roger was a lecturer in the Department of Criminology from 1990 to 1993, sandwiched between two periods of work at Middlesex University.
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Histories of Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs2240
Module code: HS2240 This module starts in the 17th century and runs through to the present day, and will give you an overview of the highly contested rise of modern medicine.
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A World Connected: Economy, Wellbeing and Sustainability since 1945
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs2329
Module code: HS2329 Why was there a population explosion, and what could be done about it? Did global living standards become more or less equal? Did western countries ‘deindustrialise’? How and why did the role of government change? This module introduces you to the...
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The Imperial Economy: Britain and the Wider World, 1815-1914
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3614
Module code: HS3614 This module explores the relationship between British ‘imperialism’ and the expansion of Britain’s society and economy in the century leading up to 1914.
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New Media Cultures
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ms7303
Module code: MS7303 Module Outline This module adopts an applied approach to the new media. It will examine more closely the specific cultures that have developed around the new media.
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Student life in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/study/city-campus
Get more information about the city and campus at the University of Leicester.
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Leicester's buildings and places
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/our-100/buildings
Explore the history of Leicester's buildings and places at the heart of the University in Our 100.
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Student puts his own stamp on Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/student-puts-his-own-stamp-on-leicester
David Hall, graduating with a History BA this week, has put his own ‘stamp’ on his academic work at the University of Leicester - quite literally! David began collecting stamps when he was a child, inspired by his grandad’s collection.
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Political journalism expert explains miners’ strike significance on BBC show
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/miners-strike
A 35-year career in political journalism led to a University of Leicester academic being called on to explain the significance of the 1984-5 miners’ strike to BBC radio listeners.