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Digital life during the lockdown
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/digital-apps
Virtual social apps are helping us make do as best we can in lonely, desperate times.
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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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Discovery reveals remains of first aquatic dinosaur 'river-monster'
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/spinosaurus
An historic discovery of fossils by an international team, including Dr David Unwin at the University of Leicester, has revealed the remains of...
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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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Public lecture on Myanmar and museums
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/06-myanmar-lecture
The effect of displacement in Myanmar on material objects is the subject of a public lecture at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 18 February.
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Groundbreaking ceremony for Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/30-space-park-groundbreaking
Leicester took its first steps into the future of the space industry and research today as work began at the £100 million Space Park Leicester,...
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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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Businessman, bishop and life peer to receive Honorary Degrees
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/06-honorands-announcement
Three recipients of honorary degrees, to be awarded at this month’s Graduation Ceremonies, have been announced.
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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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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...