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Cricket Country shortlisted for prestigious non-fiction prize
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/cricket-country-shortlisted
A book by a Leicester academic exploring the untold history of the first All India cricket team has been shortlisted as one of six entries for the...
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£1.7m awards announced for research spanning space and smoking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/fellowships
Two academics have received prestigious fellowships, announced today, to pursue research in planet formation and the effects of tobacco over time.
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Events to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/23-holocaust-memorial-day
The University of Leicester hosts a series of free public events this weekend to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday 27 January.
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Innovative counter terrorism initiative sees one in three success rate for stop and search
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/17-servator
An innovative police counter terrorism initiative has seen a rise in the effectiveness of stop and search tactics, new research by the University...
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University recognises leading lights in education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/13-leics-live-awards
Last night saw leading lights in the education sector rewarded for their important contributions at the LeicestershireLive Education Awards,...
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Dr Prashant Kidambi's cricket book makes 'Best of Year' list
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/06-cricket-book
Dr Prashant Kidambi, Associate Professor in Colonial Urban History, has made it into the Financial Times Sports Books of the Year list with his...
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Professor Richard Thomas and Dr Naoise Mac Sweeney go 'Digging for Britain' on BBC4
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/27-digging-for-britain
Professor Richard Thomas from our School of Archaeology and Ancient History features on tonight's episode of Digging for Britain as series 2...
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Fantastic Beasts and Where I Found Them
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/15-fantastic-beasts-and-where-i-found-them
Join us for the first in a revamped series of Professorial Inaugural Lectures as Professor Richard Thomas discusses his research into human-animal...
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Staff recognised at the Discovering Excellence Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/15-discovering-excellence-staff-awards
Last night staff from across the University of Leicester celebrated the innovation, creativity and dedication of our fantastic colleagues at the...
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Free comedy theatre show on Victorian mental health treatments
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/04-time-travel-treatment
Audiences are being invited to take a step back into the Victorian Era on Thursday 7 November for a free event at the University of Leicester...