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Celebrate Spring with Attenborough Arts Centre’s new programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/attenborough-arts
TV star Rosie Jones, acclaimed Iranian artist Mohammad Barrangi and top cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson lead Attenborough Arts Centre’s spring 2023 programme, which is fully announced today.
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Physics with Astrophysics MPhys
https://le.ac.uk/courses/physics-with-astrophysics-mphys/2026
This four-year degree expands on the Physics with Astrophysics BSc to prepare you for high-level entry into industry. It’s also a solid base for pursuing PhD research.
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Publicspirited officials can make a difference to Grenfell Tower public inquiry says security expert
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/public-spirited-officials-can-make-a-difference-to-grenfell-tower-public-inquiry-says-security-expert
A University of Leicester expert in security and disaster management has welcomed the Government’s announcement of a public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire, arguing that history has shown that public-spirited officials can be successful in holding those responsible to...
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British summer holiday habits of the past explored by Leicester researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/british-summer-holiday-habits-of-the-past-explored-by-leicester-researchers
Visiting different countries and traveling the world is a common way people spend their summer holidays - but the historical British summer holiday would have been a much less frequent and far more local affair.
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Entries Open for the Three-Minute Thesis Competition
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/01/05/entries-open-for-the-three-minute-thesis-competition/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 5 January 2021 The University of Leicester is back hosting its own 3 Minute Thesis annual competition and this year it is open to Early Career Researchers and PostDocs.
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Life-Writing, Prisoners of War and the Carceral Archipelago
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2015/11/10/life-writing-prisoners-of-war-and-the-carceral-archipelago/
Posted by Carrie Crockett in Carceral Archipelago on November 10, 2015 by Grace Huxford Lecturer in Nineteenth/Twentieth Century History, University of Bristol At the Carceral Archipelago conference held in September at the University of Leicester, I delivered a paper on...
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Convict Labor and Its Commemoration: the Mitsui Miike Coal Mine Experience
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/01/09/convict-labor-and-its-commemoration-the-mitsui-miike-coal-mine-experience/
Posted by abarker in Carceral Archipelago on January 9, 2017 By Miyamoto Takashi Note : This article is reprinted with permission from the author. It originally appeared in The Asia-Pacific Journal . Introduction Figure 1: Entrance of the Miyanohara tunnel, the Miike Coal Mine.
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Leicester scientists take their research to Parliament
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-scientist-takes-her-research-to-parliament
Chemistry students at the University of Leicester will be attending Parliament to present their chemistry research to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of STEM for BRITAIN on Monday 13 March.
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Scientists investigate bumblebee decline due to particulate pollutant exposure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/bees-gut-microbiome-pollution
By studying bumblebee exposure to particulate air pollutants scientists at the University of Leicester have determined that the diversity and behaviour of the bee gut microbial community is altered when exposed to black carbon found in air pollution, disrupting the beneficial...
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Medical Microbiology BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/medical-microbiology-bsc/2026
Infectious diseases account for a third of all deaths. It’s a hard stat to take in, but it’s why we keep studying the microscopic organisms that cause them.