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  • Over 150 academics sign up as University experts

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/over-150-academics-sign-up-as-university-experts

    More than 150 Leicester academics have signed up as experts to the University's Experts Guide, helping to highlight research taking place at the...

  • Project to provide vital maths support for teenagers born very prematurely

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/making-sense-of-maths-vital-support-for-teenagers-born-very-prematurely

    An award-winning research team led by Dr Samantha Johnson (pictured) from the Department of Health Sciences is developing a web-based e-learning...

  • University building to be named after first female professor

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/university-building-to-be-named-after-first-female-professor

    President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has announced that a building at the University is to be named after its first female professor.

  • New study considers whether age affects your experiences on an undergraduate degree

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/new-study-considers-whether-age-affects-your-experiences-on-an-undergraduate-degree

    With significant numbers of students entering Higher Education over the age of 21, a University of Leicester project examines whether age is just...

  • Sustainability in food and fashion

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/sustainability-in-food-and-fashion

    Researchers from the Departments of Management and Media and Communication will be addressing sustainability issues, including how much food and...

  • Transformative plan to pioneer a distinctive elite in higher education

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/transformative-plan-to-pioneer-a-distinctive-elite-in-higher-education

    President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has unveiled a transformative plan to create a university that represents a ‘distinctive elite’...

  • Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 10 16 September

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-10-16-september

    President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has written an article with researchers Lucy Smith, Nicola Cooper, Kate Williams and Henrietta...

  • Study finds higher-earning men would take a pay cut to spend more time with partners

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/study-finds-higher-earning-men-would-take-a-pay-cut-to-spend-more-time-with-partners

    Most men in Europe want to spend fewer hours at work and more time with their families even though it would cut their income, a major study on...

  • Children learn money skills in new project

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/children-learn-money-using-skills-in-new-project

    Children as young as two-years-old are being encouraged to learn about maths through a project led by the University and involving local schools...

  • Women are more fairly funded in the social sciences

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/women-are-more-fairly-funded-in-the-social-sciences

    Accounting for academic position, women are as successful as men at winning grants from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and they...
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