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Student fitness society looking for backing from Richard Branson
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/student-fitness-society-looking-for-backing-from-richard-branson
A student fitness organisation which started at Leicester is in with a chance of receiving £50,000 backing from Virgin's very own Richard Branson.
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Staff and students to climb Everest in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/staff-and-students-to-climb-everest-in-leicester
The Attenborough Tower, the tallest building on the University of Leicester’s campus, stands at 52 metres high.
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Author Edna OBrien to explore the writers craft
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/author-edna-obrien-to-explore-the-writers-craft
Award-winning author and playwright Edna O’Brien will be discussing the craft of writing at the free public 4th Annual Creative Writing Lecture on...
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University celebrates milestone 100 articles on The Conversation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/university-reaches-100-articles-milestone-on-the-conversation
Academics from across the University have collectively published 100 articles on The Conversation, setting a new milestone for Leicester in...
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 22 30 April
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-22-29-april
Dr Nibedita S Ray-Bennett from the Civil Safety and Security Unit has written a piece for Think: Leicester where she discusses how a...
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Lights Camera ReAction
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/lights-camera-reaction
The blaze of publicity that surrounded the discovery and research on the remains of King Richard III has thrust the work of the University, and...
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English Language Teaching Unit hosts prestigious conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/english-language-teaching-unit-hosts-prestigious-conference
The English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) hosted the 2015 Biennial BALEAP conference from 17-19 April at the Manor Road conference centre in Oadby.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 15 21 April
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-15-21-april
Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans from the Centre for Medical Humanities has written an opinion piece for The Conversation about a sexology conference...
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Acclaimed writers to speak at biggest ever Evelyn Waugh conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/acclaimed-writers-to-speak-at-evelyn-waugh-conference
Acclaimed writers Selina Hastings, William Boyd and Paula Byrne are set to speak at a major conference on the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh...
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Runic charms and boat burials to be discussed at Viking symposium
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/runic-charms-and-boat-burials-to-be-discussed-at-upcoming-symposium
From burials in boats to the perceived magical properties of runic charms, members of the public are invited to come together at the University to...