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Plants and People
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar3087
Module code: AR3087 How can the study of plants help us understand people in the past? What are the primary methods used by archaeobotanists? How do you identify the primary types of macroplant remains from British and European archaeological sites? How do...
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Semantic Web
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/co7216
Module code: CO7216 The web was originally designed with a goal to support not only human-human communication but also as one that would enable automated machine processing of data with minimal human intervention.
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Promoting your work to newspapers
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/engaging/newspapers
History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. This guide gives advice and tips on engaging newspapers to help promote and publish your work, and discusses the advantages and drawbacks associated with dealing with the press.
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Fox Hunting collection
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/all/fox-hunting
The Fox Hunting collection is made up of interviews with those who are pro and con fox hunting, alongside those whose livelhoods have been directly or indirectly affected by fox hunting. Find out more about the collection.
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Forensic pathologist recounts experience investigating torture in Syria
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/confessions-of-a-torture-investigator
Dr Stuart Hamilton, a leading pathologist from the East Midlands Forensic Pathology Unit, is used to dealing with death and injury - in his line of work, investigating the cause of death in individuals is part of the job.
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Media features President and Vice-Chancellor speaking on gender equality campaign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/media-features-president-and-vice-chancellor-speaking-on-gender-equality-campaign
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has spoken about Leicester’s involvement in the UN Women’s HeForShe solidarity movement in the media, explaining how it is fitting that the University of Leicester should be chosen among only 10 universities in the world that...
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Media spotlight on Engineering Building roof project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/media-spotlight-on-engineering-building-roof-project
The project to replace the roof and glazed facades of our world-famous Engineering Building and preserve its heritage has been the subject of an in-depth feature in Construction Manager Magazine.
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Leicester finalist in annual eco-friendly competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-finalist-in-annual-eco-friendly-competition
Our University has been shortlisted in the Green Gown Awards 2016, which recognise exceptional sustainability initiatives undertaken by universities and colleges.
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Environmental noise and health
https://le.ac.uk/cehs/hpru/our-research/environmental-noise-and-health
There is growing awareness that noise is an important public health issue. While impacts on quality of life and sleep are well-recognised, a growing evidence base suggests that transport noise can adversely impact cardiovascular and metabolic health.
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Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDX/EDS)
https://le.ac.uk/cse/research/facilities/advanced-microscopy-facility/microscopes-and-equipment/energy-dispersive-x-ray-analysis
Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS) is an analytical technique which provides surface elemental analysis and is available to students at The University of Leicester.