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Leicester author shares untold story of Mary Attenborough
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/mary-attenborough
Much of the book has been informed by documents including letters, diaries and photographs held in the care of the University of Leicester’s archive collections.
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Why are we all so fascinated by language
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/why-are-we-all-so-fascinated-by-language
Have you ever wondered why some people learn a language more easily than others? Why Donald Trump sounds different to other politicians? Whether we’ll all be speaking English, Chinese or Martian in the future? A brand new free online course provided by the University will be...
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Using portable nanopore DNA sequencers to combat wildlife crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/using-portable-nanopore-dna-sequencers-to-combat-wildlife-crime
A team from our University has been awarded a prize for their proposal to crack down on wildlife crime using a portable DNA sequencing device, the MinION - developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies - to read the ‘barcode genes’ of animals affected by illegal trafficking.
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August Book Group: Helena
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2015/09/03/august-book-group-helena/
Summary of Waugh Book Group meeting on Helena, held at Leicester Central Library on 29 August 2015.
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Leicester research selected as top story by international news distribution platform
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-research-selected-as-top-story-by-international-news-distribution-platform
Recent research into the technosphere by Professors Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams and Colin Waters from the Department of Geology has been selected by AlphaGalileo as the top English language research story in its December newsletter as part of the News Managers'...
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Partners
https://le.ac.uk/evelyn-waugh/about/partners
The University of Leicester Evelyn Waugh Project is proud to be working with a series of partners. Learn more about the project partners.
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University renews pledge for diversity in space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/space-census
The University of Leicester has today (Tuesday) reaffirmed its commitment to driving diversity in the UK space industry, following publication of the 2020 Space Census.
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A successful first year for the Leicester Weekend
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/a-successful-first-year-for-the-leicester-weekend
The first Leicester Weekend took place from 17 - 19 June where over 500 alumni were welcomed back to the University of Leicester. The weekend commenced with The Legacy Guild’s Annual Afternoon Tea (pictured, left) which was held at Beaumont Hall on Friday 17 June.
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Who is a leader?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2018/08/09/who-is-a-leader/
Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on August 9, 2018 One of my professors was sceptical when I told her I had been accepted onto the Leadership and Management Academic Foundation Programme.
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Research to understand peatland policy ‘on the ground’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/peatlands
Postgraduate research at the University of Leicester is seeking to understand how peatland policy is implemented at a local level, gaining insights from NGOs, farmers, landowners, researchers, and policymakers