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Santa’s sleigh flies with the power of the Apollo mission rocket
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/santa-sleigh-engine
Santa’s sleigh would require equivalent thrust to that produced by the Saturn V rocket or 150 Boeing 747-400 engines, University of Leicester students have found.
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An interview with Nora Waddington
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/12/19/an-interview-with-nora-waddington/
Posted by rwatson in Library Special Collections on December 19, 2016 During the 1980s an oral history project was undertaken by the Leicester Oral history Archive. These interviews are now held by the East Midlands Oral History Archives at the University of Leicester.
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Literary Archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2019/04/25/1926/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on April 25, 2019 The Secret Mystery of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ Working in the archives, I often roll my eyes at newspaper headlines which report on archive material being ‘newly discovered’, suddenly...
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University of Leicester and Sporting Equals address lack of diversity in sports leadership
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/leaderboard
A programme designed to support and prepare people from minority ethnic backgrounds for future governance and leadership roles in UK sport has completed its fourth year.
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Research reveals health inequalities for Black and South Asian women following gestational diabetes diagnosis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/gestational-diabetes
Black and South Asian women are up to three times more likely to develop certain long-term health conditions following a diagnosis of gestational diabetes than White women, new research presented at Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2022 has found.
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University support for Shama Women’s Centre celebration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/shama-centre
The University of Leicester is proud to help celebrate the positive impact of local award-winning charity Shama Women’s Centre at an event in March.
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Best-selling crime author visits Leicester to discuss “killing for fun and profit”!
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/val-mcdermid
Best-selling crime author Val McDermid visits Leicester to discuss “killing for fun and profit”
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Poppy Pilgrimage
https://le.ac.uk/poppy-pilgrimage
In 2018 the University of Leicester launched a Poppy Pilgrimage to mark 100 years since the University’s foundation as a living memorial.
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Connor Young
https://le.ac.uk/cehs/people/connor-young
PhD Student After completing a BSc Environmental Sciences and MRes Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of Brighton, I began my PhD in the School of Chemistry at the University of Leicester in 2022.
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Gaia Data Release 3: New space data serves as ‘complete step change’ in understanding of our Univers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/06/30/gaia-data-release-3-new-space-data-serves-as-complete-step-change-in-understanding-of-our-universe/
Space scientists have today (Monday) announced the discovery of a ‘super Jupiter’ orbiting a white dwarf, the first detected using direct observations with the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Gaia mission.