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Senior judge to provide students with leading insights into legal system
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/students-to-gain-unique-insights-into-judiciary-system-from-esteemed-new-president
Students will be given the unique opportunity to gain insights into the modern judiciary system from the Rt Hon Sir Terence Etherton, Master of the Rolls and second most senior judge in the United Kingdom, who has been announced as the new President of the University of...
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Bishop of Leicester to speak on Pursuing Peace in a World of Faiths
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/bishop-of-leicester-to-speak-on-2018pursuing-peace-in-a-world-of-faiths2019
The Right Reverend Martyn Snow, Bishop of Leicester (pictured), will discuss ‘Pursuing Peace in a World of Faiths’ at a free public lecture at the University.
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Leicester maths student shows entrepreneurial flair with unique student tuition business
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-maths-student-shows-entrepreneurial-flair-with-unique-student-tuition-business
A third year maths student at Leicester has demonstrated her entrepreneurial skills by setting up a successful student tuition business.
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Nobel peace prize nominee held captive by IS gives public lecture - photo gallery added
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/nobel-peace-prize-nominee-held-captive-by-is-to-give-public-lecture
Nobel Peace Prize nominee and UN Goodwill Ambassador Nadia Murad, a Yazidi woman who was held captive by Islamic State members and whose six brothers were murdered by them, spoke out at the University of Leicester on The Struggle of Yazidis Against IS.
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Leicester celebrates opening access to higher education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/leicester-celebrates-opening-access-to-higher-education
Our University is celebrating its links with local colleges from across the Midlands and beyond. The Local to Leicester partnership brings together colleges associated with our University both locally and in the West Midlands.
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Student research examines how we can generate useful energy from earthquakes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/student-examines-how-we-can-generate-useful-energy-from-earthquakes
Research assistant Elliot Spender from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been featured by PhysicsWorld discussing how we could potentially harness the power of earthquakes in order to generate useful energy.
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Highlights from Sir David Attenboroughs visit to the University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/highlights-from-sir-david-attenboroughs-visit-to-the-university
Sir David Attenborough's lecture on 'Beauty in Nature' on Thursday 28 January saw De Montfort Hall packed with audience members eager to hear the renowned broadcaster discuss his experiences with the natural world.
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Plan a space mission from concept to launch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/plan-a-space-mission-from-concept-to-launch
Planning a space mission from its initial concept through to its design, assembly and take-off is now a reality thanks to the Department of Physics and Astronomy's Space Exploration Systems MSc, which sets students up for a career in the space industry by teaching...
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Research shows human impact forms striking new pattern in Earths global energy flow
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/research-shows-human-impact-forms-2018striking-new-pattern2019-in-earth2019s-global-energy-flow
The impact humans have made on Earth in terms of how we produce and consume resources has formed a ‘striking new pattern’ in the planet’s global energy flow, according to research led by Professors Mark Williams and Jan Zalasiewicz from the Department of Geology.
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Medicine and welfare in British Civil Wars to be examined at new exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/medicine-and-welfare-in-british-civil-wars-to-be-examined-at-new-exhibition
Surgeons who could remove a bladder stone in 50 seconds, military hospitals run with stern hygiene standards and a complex system of war pensions for the maimed, widowed and orphaned.