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Plutarch’s domestic life explored in public lecture by expert in ancient history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/20-plutarch-talk
Ancient Greek writer Plutarch is the subject of a free public lecture at the University of Leicester on 26 November. Professor Judith Mossman, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University of Coventry, will speak on ‘At Home in Chaironeia: Domestic Detail in Plutarch’.
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Talk will explore the search for life beyond Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/talk-search-life-beyond-earth
Professor Karen Olsson-Francis from the Open University will give her talk ‘Living Life at the Limits' at Space Park Leicester on 25 April
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Space Park Leicester backs major innovation festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/space-park-leicester-major-innovation-festival
University of Leicester's science and innovation park will host two events during the first day of the week-long Leicestershire Innovation Festival
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Managing migration
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/social-justice/managing-migration
Dr Zovanga L. Kone discusses managed migration, and how migration improves global economies.
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Habitats and Adaptations
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/primary/habitats-and-adaptations
Learn more about the Habitats and Adaptations programme that we offer to primary school children.
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Sculptures come to life in new Night at the Museum exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/sculptures-come-to-life-in-new-night-at-the-museum-exhibition-coming-to-the-university-of-leicester
Our Attenborough Arts Centre is delighted to host the exhibition, Night in the Museum: Ryan Gander Curates the Arts Council Collection.
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Research reveals what audiences expect when TV is offensive
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/research-reveals-what-audiences-expect-when-tv-is-offensive
Researchers from Leicester and Birmingham City University have revealed some of the key concerns audiences have with television they find ‘offensive’.
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West Antarctic Ice Sheet loss over the last 11000 years shown in new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/west-antarctic-ice-sheet-loss-over-the-last-11-000-years-shown-in-new-study
An international team of researchers led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and involving our University has shown that wind-driven incursions of warm water forced the retreat of glaciers in West Antarctica during the past 11,000 years.
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Workplace menopause study by Leicester academics finds women feel they need to cope alone
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/workplace-menopause-study-by-leicester-experts-finds-2018women-feel-they-need-to-cope-alone2019
A call for more menopause-friendly workplaces is made in a new Government report prepared by a team from our University.
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Expert opinions cover Antarctic volcanoes referendums and the menopause
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-opinions-cover-antarctic-volcanoes-and-a-tale-of-two-referendums
Professor John Smellie from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment has written an article for The Conversation discussing how the eruption of volcanoes situated strategically close to any of Antarctica’s ice streams could cause significant amounts of...