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                Seven top ten subject areas in Guardian University Guidehttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/seven-top-ten-subject-areas-in-guardian-university-guide The latest figures from the Guardian University Guide have ranked the University of Leicester at 32nd, placing us among the top third of the 119... 
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                Leicester reaches one million readers on The Conversationhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-reaches-1-million-readers-on-the-conversation Academics from across the University have collectively captured the imagination of over one million readers through more than 100 articles on The... 
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                Prison rehabilitation researcher wins presenting challengehttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/short-sentence-prison-rehabilitation-researcher-wins-presenting-challenge The Graduate School is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s 3 Minute Thesis competition, held on 20 May 2015. 
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                Richard lll brings almost 60 million to cityhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/richard-lll-brings-almost-ps60-million-to-city The discovery of King Richard lll brought in more than £59 million to Leicester’s economy, from the time of the discovery to the reinterment,... 
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                Leicester Abbey and the missing remains of Cardinal Wolsey righthand man to Henry VIIIhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-abbey-and-the-missing-remains-of-cardinal-wolsey-right-hand-man-to-henry-viii The discovery of Richard III and the subsequent research into his remains has helped to acquaint members of the public with the nation’s history –... 
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                Speaking out against hate crime at Police eventhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/speaking-out-against-hate-crime-at-police-event Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy from the University’s Centre for Hate Studies will be joining a panel discussion about hate crime, alongside the Police Crime... 
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                Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 113 Mayhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-1-13-may President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing how the University of Leicester is among... 
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                Make yourself at gnome the fashionable hermit in the gardenhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/gnome-man2019s-land-the-fashionable-hermit-in-the-garden The curious story of garden hermits - from their distant ancestors in imperial Rome to their humble modern counterpart, the dapper garden gnome -... 
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                Holocaust awareness event to pay tribute to liberators of Belsen camphttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/holocaust-awareness-event-to-pay-tribute-to-liberators-of-belsen Today is the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, first celebrated on 8 May 1945, which marks the formal acceptance by the Allies of... 
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                Staff and students to climb Everest in Leicesterhttps://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.