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Graduation Gallery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/graduation-round-up
Congratulations to all of the students who have graduated this week and to the distinguished leaders who received honorary degrees from the...
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Japanese Princess attends graduation ceremony
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/japanese-princess-to-attend-graduation-ceremony
Our University is delighted to announce that Princess Mako of Akishino is returning to Leicester in order to be awarded her postgraduate degree in...
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Historian to speak at Holocaust events
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/historian-to-speak-at-holocaust-events
The Holocaust and its legacy will be explored at three events in the city and county Professor Aubrey Newman, Emeritus Professor in the School of...
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Events to mark 50th anniversary of Evelyn Waughs death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/events-to-mark-50th-anniversary-of-evelyn-waugh2019s-death
Book lovers and film aficionados are invited to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of novelist Evelyn Waugh by attending a series of events...
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Higher Education predictions for 2016
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/higher-education-predictions-for-2016
What does 2016 have in store for higher education? That’s the question the Times Higher Education posed...
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2015 in news - a selection of key stories from across the year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/2015-in-review-key-stories-from-across-the-year
Now that 2015 has come to a close, catch up with some of the key University news stories from the past year.
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Christmas toys and festive joys Yuletide memories from the twentieth century
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/christmas-toys-and-festive-joys-yuletide-memories-from-the-twentieth-century
The East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA) has put together a number of recordings from the 1930s and 40s discussing Christmas time.
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Bake a 19th century mince pie with this old-time Christmas recipe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/bake-a-19th-century-mince-pie-with-this-old-time-christmas-recipe
‘Shred pies’, or mince pies as they are more commonly known, are a popular festive treat at Christmas time, having been consumed for centuries...
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British Library project awarded new accolade
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/british-library-project-awarded-new-accolade
A digital project that showcases the lives of remarkable British scientists has won a second prestigious accolade.
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Centre for Hate Studies Commissioned to Evaluate Victim Support Services
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/centre-for-hate-studies-commissioned-to-evaluate-victim-support-services
Leicester criminologists have been commissioned by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire to lead a project designed to inform the...