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Honorary graduates January 2018 Patrick Harris
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/honorary-graduates-january-2018-patrick-harris
Dedicated outreach worker Patrick Harris, whose work with homeless charity The Bridge stands as an exemplar of its good work, Patrick Harris was born in Leicester and grew up in Highfields along with five siblings.
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Meetings and lectures
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/about/leicester-medical-society/meetings-lectures
Browse a list of upcoming lectures and events from the Leicester Medical Society. All Leicestershire-based medics are welcome to attend, and we encourage you to join the Society after your first meeting if you are interested.
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Leicester makes top 20 for UK global health research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/leicester-makes-top-20-for-uk-global-health-research
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) and Medsin-UK has launched the first UK University Global Health Research League Table in the Houses of Parliament - and the University of Leicester is included in the top 20 UK institutions.
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Convicts Creolization and Cosmopolitanism in the British and French Empires
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/convicts-creolization-and-cosmopolitanism-in-the-british-and-french-empires
Convicts, Creolization and Cosmopolitanism in the British and French Empires, funded by the Leverhulme Trust is the first interdisciplinary and comparative study of descent and descendants among these non-Europeans, during the period since the 1780s when individual...
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Joanna Story
https://le.ac.uk/people/joanna-story
Professor Joanna Story researches early medieval history, with her work on early medieval manuscripts and art helping to improve our understanding of early European history and culture.
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Economics of Education
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ec3044
Module code: EC3044 Most countries around the world require their citizen to achieve a certain level of education, however the quality and availability varies widely and is very much dependent on economic, societal and cultural factors.
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Writing the Past
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ah7703
Module code: AH7703 How did historians in the ancient world make sense of the past? What function did historical writing fulfil in Greece and Rome and how did this change throughout antiquity? How did historians shape their works rhetorically, and make their accounts seem...
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Writing the Past
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ah7703
Module code: AH7703 How did historians in the ancient world make sense of the past? What function did historical writing fulfil in Greece and Rome and how did this change throughout antiquity? How did historians shape their works rhetorically, and make their accounts seem...
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Economics of Education
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ec3044
Module code: EC3044 Most countries around the world require their citizen to achieve a certain level of education, however the quality and availability varies widely and is very much dependent on economic, societal and cultural factors.
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Football and Society
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy3057
Module code: SY3057 As the world's most popular sport, football plays a significant role in global society. Its stars are global celebrities who earn millions from their clubs and endorsements.