Skip to content
Skip to content
  • Close menu
  • Home
  • News
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • News search
  • General news
  • Close menu
  • Home
  • Study
  • Research
  • Partnerships and Enterprise
  • Alumni
  • Giving
  • About
  • Close menu
  • Study
      1. Undergraduates
      1. Find a course
      1. Accommodation
      1. Fees and funding
      1. Scholarships
      1. Careers
      1. Teaching and learning
      1. Open Days
      1. International students
      1. Your country
      1. Scholarships
      1. Applying for a visa
      1. Travelling to Leicester
      1. Global Study Centre
      1. Postgraduates
      1. Find a course
      1. Funding your studies
      1. How to apply
      1. Accommodation
      1. Teaching and learning
      1. Off-campus learning
      1. Life in Leicester
      1. Around campus
      1. In the city
      1. Support and guidance
      1. When you arrive
      1. Research degrees
      1. Funded opportunities
      1. Applying
      1. Support and guidance
      1. Information for...
      1. Distance learners
      1. Professional learners
      1. Mature students
      1. Parents
      1. Teachers
      1. Study abroad and Erasmus students
      1. Student support and wellbeing
      1. Local and commuting students
    • Study
  • Research
      1. Our approach
      1. Aims and strategy
      1. Integrity and ethics
      1. Supporting our researchers
      1. Research degrees
      1. Information for...
      1. Students
      1. Researchers
      1. Commercial partners
      1. Media
      1. Research Institutes
      1. Research experts
      1. Research stories
    • Research
  • Partnerships and Enterprise
      1. Our expertise
      1. Medicine, science and technology
      1. Business and law
      1. Culture, heritages and languages
      1. Social science
      1. Spin out companies
      1. Our vision
      1. Business development
      1. Technology transfer
      1. Recruit our students
      1. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
      1. Innovation Hub
      1. People and contacts
      1. Services for business
      1. Consultancy
      1. Equipment and facilities
      1. Conferences and events
      1. Continuing Professional Development
    • Partnerships and Enterprise
  • Alumni
      1. Stay connected
      1. Update your details
      1. Join an alumni chapter
      1. Arrange a reunion
      1. Leicester Connect
      1. Class notes
      1. Latest news
      1. Gryphon magazine
      1. Get involved
      1. Become a mentor
      1. Join the Alumni Association Committee
      1. Make a gift
      1. Upcoming events
      1. Benefits and services
      1. Careers advice
      1. Library card
      1. Access to sports facilities
      1. Contact service
      1. Merchandise
      1. Transcripts and certificates
    • Alumni
  • Giving
      1. Causes you can support
      1. Greatest Need
      1. Student Support
      1. Research Excellence
      1. Infrastructure and Estates
      1. Dean's Funds
      1. Attenborough Arts Centre
      1. Legacy gifts
      1. Making a difference
      1. Greatest Need: impact story
      1. Student Support: impact story
      1. Research Excellence: impact story
      1. Infrastructure and Estates: impact story
      1. Ways to give
      1. Tax-efficient giving
      1. Contact us
    • Giving
  • About
      1. About the University
      1. History and campus
      1. Centenary: Our beginning
      1. Facts and figures
      1. Publications
      1. Term and semester dates
      1. Academic departments A-Z
      1. The Attenborough family
      1. Contact us
      1. Strategy and development
      1. Our governance
      1. President and Vice-Chancellor's Office
      1. Registrar's Office
      1. Governance
      1. Committees
      1. Officers and senior staff
      1. Sustainable Development Goals
      1. Community engagement
      1. Equality and diversity
      1. EDI strategy
      1. Support for staff and students
      1. Equality data
      1. Standing Together
      1. Widening Participation
      1. Corporate services
    • About
|
  • Staff
  • Students
  • A-Z
  • Departments
  • Jobs
  • Alumni
  • Library

News

  • Home
  • News
  • News search

Refine by

Time

Topic

News search

Refine your search

Filters applied:

  • Alumni

Showing 1-10 of 176 results

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • ...
  • 18
  • Heather Couper (1949-2020)

    Date: 20/02/2020 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/20-heather-couper

    The University has learned with sadness of the death of Leicester alumna Dr Heather Couper CBE who did so much to popularise astronomy through her...

  • Top honours for nine influential individuals

    Date: 31/07/2019 23:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/01-honorary-degrees

    Influential individuals from the worlds of business, art, education, and more have received honorary degrees from the University of Leicester.

  • Students have their say on living in Leicester

    Date: 22/07/2019 23:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/23-graduate-retention

    More than 100 university students have been giving their views on living in Leicester as part of the city’s first Leicester Student Voice event.

  • Crocus Sundays at the Botanic Garden

    Date: 08/02/2019 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/08-crocus-sundays

    University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden to host the perennially popular Crocus Sundays event this year on 24 February and 3 March.

  • Top employers target Leicester's graduate high-fliers

    Date: 25/01/2019 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/25-top-employers-target-leicester-graduate-high-fliers

    Leicester ranked among top 25 UK universities targeted by leading employers.

  • New Year’s Honours for members of University community

    Date: 02/01/2019 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/02-new-years-honours

    Members of the University community have been recognised in the Queen's New Year's Honours list

  • Year in review: July - December

    Date: 31/12/2018 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/31-year-in-review-jul

    From research spanning from Earth to beyond the solar system and visits by well-known figures, 2018 has been full of highlights for the University.

  • Year in review: January - June

    Date: 27/12/2018 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/27-year-in-review-jan

    From digital innovations and sporting triumphs to sharing our research on a global stage, 2018 has been full of many highlights for the University.

  • Sir David and Michael Attenborough officially open Centenary Square

    Date: 14/11/2018 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/14-sir-david-attenborough-officially-opens-centenary-square

    On Sunday 11 November 2018, hundreds of students, staff, alumni and members of the community joined Sir David Attenborough and his nephew Michael...

  • Poppy Wreath Pilgrimage to pay tribute to World War One Heroes

    Date: 09/11/2018 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/09-pilgrimage

    University of Leicester to visit war memorials in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland On Sunday 11 November, Sir David Attenborough OM and...

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • ...
  • 18

All topics

All topics

Site visitors

  • A-Z
  • Accessibility
  • Departments
  • Contact us
  • Facts and figures
  • Jobs

Staff and students

  • Blackboard
  • Library
  • Remote Access
  • Staff
  • Students

Find us

The University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom

Campus map

  • Facebook
  • Snap chat
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Webchat
  • Weibo
  • Legal
  • Freedom of Information
  • Data Protection
  • Privacy Notices
  • Ts and Cs of your offer
  • Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement
  • Student Protection Plan
arrow-downarrow-down-3arrow-down-2arrow-down-4arrow-leftarrow-left-3arrow-left-2arrow-leftarrow-left-4arrow-rightarrow-right-3arrow-right-2arrow-right-4arrow-uparrow-up-3arrow-up-2arrow-up-4book-2bookbuildingscalendar-2calendarcirclecrosscross-2facebookfat-l-1fat-l-2filtershead-2headinstagraminstagraminstagramlinkedinlinkedinmenuMENUMenu Arrowminusminusrotator-pausec pausepinrotator-playplayc playplussearchsnapchatsnapchatthin-l-1thin-l-2ticktweettwittertwittertwitterwechatweiboweiboyoutubeyoutube