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Why Leicester? Discover the University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/why-leicester/
Academic and Staff blogs written by current University of Leicester academics and staff members. Find out about this leading university ranked in Top 20 of all major national league tables and see what makes it a leader in research, teaching and student satisfaction.
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Astronomers join hunt for Einsteins gravitational sirens
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/astronomers-join-hunt-for-einstein2019s-gravitational-sirens
The first detection of gravitational waves was announced today by the LIGO/Virgo collaboration - and Leicester astronomers were among the first to respond to the detection, searching for the counterpart with X-ray and infra-red telescopes.
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Expert comment Tony Blair is right Prime Ministers must be allowed to take difficult decisions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/expert-comment-tony-blair-is-right-prime-ministers-must-be-allowed-to-take-difficult-decisions
The Iraq war was a ‘catastrophic error’ and shows us that going to war should always be the last resort, according to Dr Robert Dover from the Department of Politics and International Relations.
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Leicester Leads the Way Geodata Event for Business
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-leads-the-way-geodata-event-for-business
On 12 March the University's IRSA project (part funded by the ERDF) organised a free event for local business and stakeholders to get across the importance of geographical data within the current trending Big Data agenda.
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Dr Richard Buckley OBE
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/meet-the-team/richard-buckley
See more about Richard Buckley's background before he started working on the Richard III project.
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Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF)
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/emf
Get more information on the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF), which can be found as part of the Core Biotechnology Services at Leicester.
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October 2025
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/almanac/october
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Increasing diversity among patients provides opportunity for empathy muscle workout
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/diversity-and-empathy
New paper by University of Leicester researcher encourages health professionals to see diversity as an opportunity as a facilitator of empathy.
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Steering Group
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/about/heart-surgery/heart-surgery-psp-steering-group
Patient and Carer representatives Anthony Locke, Leicester Cardiac Surgery Patient and Public Involvement Group, NIHR Senior PPI panel Peter Read, Cardiac Surgery Research PPI Trevor Fernandes, Cardiovascular Care Partnership (CCPUK) and Wider Community Patient...
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Funding boost for sports at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/25-funding-boost-for-sports-at-leicester
Sports funding womens lacrosse|Funding boost for sports at Leicester The University of Leicester has been granted around £17,000 to support new sporting initiatives.