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Sounds Familiar – a busy winter
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2021/05/04/sounds-familiar/
What the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project has been doing during the winter of 2021
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Taking Part collection
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/all/taking-part
The Taking Part collection is a series of interviews with amateur and professional sports people in the Melton Mowbray district, which began in 2008 and led up to the 2012 Olympics. Get more information about the collection.
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Power, Privilege and Diversity
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy1021
Module code: SY1021 Engagement with sociology is often rooted in concern about inequality and the deprived circumstances in which many people live. But inequality extends well beyond people’s economic situations.
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Feminism
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/pl3060
Module code: PL3060 Feminism is one of the key social movements of the last two centuries. The fight for true equality of the sexes is one that is as important today as ever, and this module will introduce you to key concepts, variants and discussions within feminism.
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The American Presidency
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/pl3071
Module code: PL3071 With control over the most expensive military, the largest economy by GDP, an enormous amount of hard and soft power and a third of the world's total wealth, the Presidency of the United States is arguably the most powerful political position in the world.
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Leicester academic publishes analysis of contemporary photographer Luigi Ghirri
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-professor-publishes-analysis-of-contemporary-photographer-luigi-ghirri
Dr Marina Spunta, Associate Professor of Italian in the University’s School of Arts, has co-edited a book (with Jacopo Benci) examining the work of leading Italian photographer Luigi Ghirri.
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The Bulletin Leicester research could help in fight against Alzheimers and Parkinsons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/the-bulletin-leicester-research-could-help-in-fight-against-alzheimers-and-parkinsons
In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre: Hear about the new advance announced in the fight against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Learn about the recent Queen's Honour for University of Leicester PhD student Discover...
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Leicester student research stories rated most out of left field in May
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-student-research-stories-rated-most-out-of-left-field-in-may
The feasibility of crying a river and the plausibility of spells in the Harry Potter universe are the top two most interesting University research stories in May, according to a list by PR consultancy Gerard Kelly & Partners.
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The Bulletin - Leicester receives funding for ground-breaking research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/the-bulletin-leicester-receives-funding-for-ground-breaking-research
In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre: Hear why the university is receiving funding for groundbreaking research in global health and development. Find out why students must register to vote by 7 June to make their voice heard.
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Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain
https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas
The Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain was a five-year research programme, funded by The Leverhulme Trust from 2011–2015 based at the School of History, Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester.