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East Midlands Universities unite in support for Armed Forces Covenant
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/07-armed-forces
Representatives from all nine universities in the East Midlands gathered at the University of Leicester on Friday to re-sign the Armed Forces Covenant.
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Boost for health and social care in the East Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/arc-funding
An organisation dedicated to improving health and social care in the East Midlands through cutting-edge innovation has had its funding extended.
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Barbarians from the West the Crusades seen from an Arabic perspective
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/barbarians-from-the-west-the-crusades-seen-from-an-arabic-perspective
The writings of Arabic communities during the Crusades, long overlooked by most historians in the West, will be explored in a lecture that aims to provide a new perspective on this bloody period of history.
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Leicester alumnus appointed High Sheriff of East Sussex
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-alumnus-appointed-high-sheriff-of-east-sussex
Michael Foster, who is a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of East Sussex, was this year appointed the County’s High Sheriff.
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New perspectives on Middle East encouraged in relaunched journal
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/new-perspectives-on-middle-east-encouraged-in-relaunched-journal
A journal that offers new perspectives on debates within Middle Eastern Studies and challenges orthodoxies in the field has been relaunched at Leicester.
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Leicester research into acid attacks presented in Home Office report
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/acid-attacks
Researchers at the University of Leicester have published the first report of its kind examining attacks with acid and other corrosive substances.
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Public event to reveal how magic can be used to study the brain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/public-event-to-reveal-how-magic-can-be-used-to-study-the-brain
Have you ever wondered how scientists explore the brain, or what goes wrong during a stroke or in dementia? If so, the University is partnering with the DANA Foundation for the third year to celebrate Brain Awareness Week (BAW) with a free public event on Wednesday 18 March...
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Thousands of families devastated by heart attacks in East Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/thosuands-of-families-devastated-by-heart-attacks-in-east-midlands
Heart attacks are devastating thousands of families across the East Midlands according to a new survey by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) ahead of its Wear it. Beat it. fundraiser for life saving heart research.
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Oral archive delves into post and pre-NHS East Midlands worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/nhs-oral
To mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS, the University of Leicester has unearthed a treasure trove of spoken accounts of healthcare through the decades.
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Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa (EAMENA)
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/diverse-heritage/endangered-archaeology-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa
The University of Leicester School of Archaeology and Ancient History Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa project