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Leicester engineers work on power systems for lunar rovers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/power-lunar-rovers
Researchers at University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester are part of a consortium developing power systems for lunar rovers that combine solar panels, batteries and radioisotope thermoelectric generators.
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University of Leicester receives Freedom of the Borough honour
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/freedom-of-borough
The University of Leicester has been conferred the Freedom of the Borough by Oadby and Wigston Borough Council (OWBC) - the highest civic honour the council can bestow – in the year that the University celebrates its Centenary.
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Alumni volunteering
https://le.ac.uk/alumni/get-involved/volunteering
Join our alumni volunteers and use your experience to support University of Leicester students. Flexible roles, skill-sharing, and community impact await.
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Leicester’s free legal advice clinic receives Home Office funding to help Windrush victims
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/windrush-compensation-scheme-free-legal-advice-clinic
The University of Leicester's free Legal Advice Clinic has been awarded £40,000 by the Home Office as part of the Windrush Compensation Advocacy Support Fund.
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Digital museum of Sikh heritage to mark 10th anniversary with free event at the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/digital-museum-sikh-heritage-10th-anniversary-event-university-leicester
A museum which showcases Sikh heritage will mark its tenth anniversary with a celebration hosted by the University of Leicester.
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UK’s first clinical academic Associate Professor in Neonatal Nursing appointed in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/neonatal-nursing-leicester-appointment
The University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust are proud to announce the joint appointment of Dr Katie Gallagher as the UK’s first Clinical Associate Professor in Neonatal Nursing
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Paris attacks
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/20/paris-attacks/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 20, 2015 News reports Two useful sites which aggregate reports from other sources 24/7 News Now covers more than 40,000 sources. Country indicated by national flag next to the headline.
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ESA Living Planet Fellowship Success for Dr. Tim Trent
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/06/17/esa-living-planet-fellowship-success-for-dr-tim-trent/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 17 June 2020 Dr Tim Trent of Earth Observation Science group has won an ESA Living Planet Fellowship to investigate long-term changes in the hydrological cycle.
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New president’s online collections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/02/new-presidents-online-collections/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2019 Recently added to the Library of Congress website: the papers of President James Garfield .
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Open access
https://le.ac.uk/library/research-support/open-research/open-access
Information for University of Leicester authors on the University's open access policy, paying gold open access fees and open access agreements with publishers.