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Diabetes professors support ban on junk food adverts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/diabetes-professors-support-ban-on-junk-food-adverts
Junk food advertising aimed at children has “no place in a fit and proper society”, according to a leading diabetes expert in light of a further clampdown.
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New project to save sole surviving population of rare wildflower
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/new-project-to-save-sole-surviving-population-of-rare-wildflower
A new conservation project at the Botanic Garden hopes to save a rare wildflower that is almost extinct throughout Leicestershire and Rutland - and has a declining population nationwide.
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World-renowned sociologist to deliver Anthropocene lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/17-bruno-latour-anthropocene-lecture
Professor Bruno Latour, the award-winning and renowned sociologist, philosopher and anthropologist, will deliver a lecture on the Anthropocene at the University of Leicester on Monday 3 June 2019.
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Goal 1: No Poverty
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/no-poverty
The first Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.
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PGCE applications
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/how-to-apply/pgce-applications
Information on how to apply for a PGCE or School Direct PGCE course through UCAS Teacher Training, including guidance on when to apply.
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Bestselling author Kate Summerscale to give lecture on Detecting Victorian Crime at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/bestselling-author-kate-summerscale-to-give-lecture-on-2018detecting-victorian-crime2019-at-leicester
Author of the bestselling The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Kate Summerscale will give the annual Victorian Studies Centre lecture at the University of Leicester on 6 December.
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Leicesters literary festival gives a glimpse into our possible futures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester2019s-free-literary-festival-gives-a-glimpse-into-our-possible-futures
This year’s Literary Leicester plans to take audiences where no-one has gone before – but might do, one day.
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Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas on Campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/it2019s-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas-on-campus
Sleigh bells ring - are you listening? Our annual Christmas on Campus extravaganza is fast approaching.
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Leicester students contribute to tourism development in city
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-students-contribute-to-tourism-development-in-city
A new programme developed by our University will help students contribute to tourism development in the city.
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New research blows the lid on volcanic activity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/new-research-blows-the-lid-on-volcanic-activity
Geologists from our University have been unravelling an age-old geological story. Their research, relating to ancient volcanic activity in Mongolia and China, challenges existing knowledge about the processes involved.