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‘Permissible Beauty’ – New immersive installation at Hampton Court Palace will explore changing notions of beauty through history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/permissible-beauty
Why are some forms of beauty more permissible, more highly valued, than others? A new immersive installation at Hampton Court Palace will bring past and present together to explore this question and to celebrate a new chapter of British Beauty for the 21st century.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/mns-disorders-in-guyanas-jails/people
Professor Clare Anderson (Principal Investigator, HyPIR) Clare Anderson has a research background in the history of incarceration and penal transportation in the British Empire, including in South Asia, the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean region.
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Genetic risk for atypical heart attack in women identified
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/08-genetic-risk-for-atypical-heart-attack-in-women-identified
New research published by teams from Leicester, UK and Paris, France in collaboration with international partners from the US and Australia, has found a common genetic factor that confers a significant risk of atypical heart attacks in women.
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Rare chariot fittings from the Iron Age are among fascinating items in brand new exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/burrough-hill-exhibition
University archaeologist curates an exhibition of finds from Breedon Hill and Burrough Hill, including objects excavated by University of Leicester Archaeological Services
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University of Leicester experts using AI to help people with dementia remain at home
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/ai-dementia-remain-home-independent
Scientists from Leicester’s School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences are part of new £1.97 million research network
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Suggested reading
https://le.ac.uk/history/study/undergraduate/introductory-reading
Thinking of applying for History at the University of Leicester? Expand your awareness of the scope of History before you begin your degree.
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Stanley Burton Centre PhD Scholarship
https://le.ac.uk/history/study/research-degrees/stanley-burton-centre-phd-scholarships
The Stanley Burton Centre is offering two PhD scholarships (fee-waiver) in Holocaust and Genocide Studies to mark its 30th anniversary year.
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Medical School privacy notice - Kuwait partnership
https://le.ac.uk/policies/privacy/students/medical-school/kuwait-partnership
Get more information on how your data is handled as an applicant or student of the Medical School - Kuwait partnership at Leicester.
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Medical School privacy notice - Medicine with a Foundation Year
https://le.ac.uk/policies/privacy/students/medical-school/medicine-with-foundation
Learn more about how your data is handled as an applicant or student of the Medical School, Medicine with a Foundation Year course at Leicester.
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Bradgate Park Fieldschool Season 5 2019
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/people-and-places/bradgate-park-fieldschool/season-5-2019
The fifth season of the Bradgate Park Fieldschool ran from the 20th May to the 5th July 2019, with a public open day on the 29th June. This year, we focussed on two areas of excavation: Bradgate House and a possible medieval settlement to the east.