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Jane the T-rex
https://le.ac.uk/gge/outreach/jane-trex
Find out more about Jane, Geology's resident juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex at the University of Leicester.
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Dr Peter Mounfield
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/peter-mounfield
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Dr Peter Mounfield.
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University data allows members of the public to search for land use in their area of the UK based on postcode
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-data-allows-members-of-the-public-to-search-for-land-use-in-their-area-of-the-uk-based-on-postcode
For the first time, members of the public can now search for how the land is used in their local area of the United Kingdom based on their postcode, thanks to research conducted by our Centre for Landscape and Climate Research (CLCR).
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Why ideas matter- seminar exploring why we should be imagining six impossible things before breakfast
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/why-ideas-matter-seminar-exploring-why-we-should-be-imagining-six-impossible-things-before-breakfast
How often do you push yourself to imagine the seemingly impossible? The power of new ideas, and perspectives on where they might come from, will be the subject of an upcoming seminar at our University on Monday 4 December.
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Victorian Studies Centre marks 50th anniversary with convivial evening celebrating the works of Charles Dickens
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/victorian-studies-centre-marks-50th-anniversary-with-convivial-evening-celebrating-the-works-of-charles-dickens
The University of Leicester’s Victorian Studies Centre is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a convivial Dickensian evening on 22 November, which will see an international team of academics speak on the life and works of author Charles Dickens.
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Watch Leicester academic address EU Select Committee inquiry on the impact of Brexit on Gibraltar
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/watch-leicester-academic-address-eu-select-committee-inquiry-on-the-impact-of-brexit-on-gibraltar
University academic Dr Chris Grocott, from the School of Business, presented evidence to the House of Lords EU Select Committee on the 24 January regarding the unique position of Gibraltar in the wake of the EU Referendum.
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Leicester to host talk by UK activist who joined Kurdish force against ISIS in Northern Syria
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-to-host-talk-by-uk-activist-who-joined-kurdish-force-against-isis-in-northern-syria
UK activist Kimberley Taylor, who has joined Kurdish forces fighting ISIS in Syria, will be one of the speakers at an event being held on International Women’s Day at the University and chaired by Dr Omer Tekdemir from our School of History, Politics and International Relations.
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Greater integration between courts and extrajudicial bodies called for in public lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/greater-integration-between-courts-and-extrajudicial-bodies-called-for-in-public-lecture
A legal expert from the University will call for more integration between courts and extrajudicial bodies in order to provide a solution to low-value claims in a Professorial Inaugural Lecture on 9 May.
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Lecture to focus on social enterprise as a positive way to do business
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/lecture-to-focus-on-social-enterprise-as-a-positive-way-to-do-business
The theory, practice and positive benefits to us all of social enterprises will be explored at the next School of Business Dean’s Lecture on 10 May.
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Year in industry
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/study/undergraduate/year-in-industry
A year in industry involves taking a year of full-time work between your second and third year of study.