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Our space research highlights
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/space-power/space-research
Our researchers are reaching for the stars when it comes to space research, our work in this area is also helping inform the way we live and adapt to our planet.
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Jurassic calamari: amazing fossil proves that flying reptiles preyed on squid
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/27-pterosaur-vs-squid
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, flying close to the water surface to grab soft-bodied cephalopods such as Plesioteuthis subovata. Artwork by C Klug and Beat Scheffold.|An incredible fossil brought to light in a new research paper reveals the feeding habits of extinct flying reptiles.
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History MRes
https://le.ac.uk/courses/history-mres/2026
This is for you if... you want to develop advanced skills in historical research methods and apply these to an extended piece of independent research.
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University library collections reveal coronation celebrations across time in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/coronation-special-collections
An insight how coronations have been celebrated in Leicester in years past, courtesy of the University of Leicester Special Collections team.
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Travel
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/research/hydrogenase-2026/travel
Webpage describing Travel possibilities for reaching Leicester for the Hydrogenase conference in 2026
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UK Space Agency establishes Midlands base at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/space-agency-regional-office
University of Leicester’s £100 million science and innovation park to host regional office, part of national expansion aimed to enable UK Space Agency to collaborate more closely with the UK’s thriving space sector
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CArchipelago reaches its first birthday with the launch of its new blog
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/03/05/carchipelago-reaches-its-first-birthday-with-the-launch-of-its-new-blog/
Posted by in Carceral Archipelago on March 5, 2014 The Carceral Archipelago’ is a 5-year project that has been funded by the European Research Council under the direction of principal investigator Professor Clare Anderson . It runs from 2013 to 2018.
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The Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (PICANet)
https://le.ac.uk/timms/research/picanet
The Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (PICANet) is a national and international audit collecting data on all children admitted to a paediatric (children's) intensive care units and transport organisations.
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University building to be named after first female professor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/university-building-to-be-named-after-first-female-professor
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has announced that a building at the University is to be named after its first female professor.
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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.