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Wildfire map reveals European countries most at risk of catastrophic fire damage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/wildfire-map-reveals-european-countries-most-at-risk-of-catastrophic-fire-damage
Cities and tourist areas such as Catalonia, Madrid and Valencia are among those most at risk of catastrophic damage from wildfires in Europe, according to research led by the University's Centre for Landscape and Climate Research.
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Events
https://le.ac.uk/medieval/events
The Leicester Medieval Research Centre is involved in organising many events like public lectures and seminar series. Take a look at the Centre's forthcoming events.
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Studying at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/cite/study-abroad-unit/incoming/studying
Applying as an independent student You can join Leicester as a Study Abroad (non-degree) student even if your home university does not have an exchange agreement with us.
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Research Skills Training for Autumn 2025
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/09/24/research-skills-training-for-autumn-2025/
Posted by William Farrell in Library and Learning Services on September 24, 2025 Another term begins, and so too does our research skills training program.
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Teaching and learning
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/teaching-learning
Find out about teaching and learning as a postgraduate student, including information on Blackboard (our virtual learning environment), other facilities and learning support.
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Easter eggs hot cross buns and the microorganisms that help create them
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/easter-eggs-hot-cross-buns-and-the-microorganisms-that-help-create-them
With supermarket shelves filled with chocolate at this time of year, little thought goes into how the humble cocoa bean eventually becomes the popular Easter egg.
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Asthma in children could be diagnosed by smell
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/asthma-in-children-could-be-diagnosed-by-smell
The Midlands Asthma and Allergy Research Association (MAARA) - an East Midlands based charity which funds research into the causes and treatment of asthma and allergy - has approved grants totalling £230,000 over the next five years for a number of projects in the East...
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Helen Dexter
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/helendexter/author/hd99/
A legal war is no less lethal.
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Citizens in the making
https://le.ac.uk/study/citizens
Meet our citizens in the making. Follow six students as they start their first year at Leicester.
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Suzie Imber
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/suzie-imber
Many people outside the Department of Physics and Astronomy became aware of Suzie when she won the BBC 2 series Astronauts, Do You Have What It Takes? In 2017.