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Melanie Hammond
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/melanie-hammond
We have learned, with regret, of the death of Melanie Hammond, a much-loved team member of initially External Relations and subsequently the Business School.
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Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/affordable-clean-energy
The seventh Sustainable Development Goal is to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
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Our research community
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/support/community
A sense of belonging is a key part of the PhD student experience. Find out about our research student community, which has some 2,200 members.
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Visiting the University
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/mature-students/visiting-the-university
We hold Open Days (for potential applicants) and UCAS Visit Days (for those who have applied and received an offer) to provide you with all the information you will need.
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News archive
https://le.ac.uk/engineering/about/building/news-archive
Browse news coverage about our iconic Engineering building at the University of Leicester.
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Feeding habits of ancient elephant relatives explored in new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/tooth-wear-sheds-light-on-the-feeding-habits-of-ancient-elephant-relatives
How can we ever know what ancient animals ate? For the first time, the changing diets of elephants in the last two million years in China have been reconstructed, using a technique based on analysis of the surface textures of their teeth.
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New research reveals why drivers hit and run
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-research-reveals-why-drivers-2018hit-and-run2019
A new interim report by Dr Matt Hopkins and Sally Chivers from our Department of Criminology has started to identify the reasons why motorists ‘hit and run.
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Painting the campus blue to show support for Leicester City Football Club
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/showing-support-for-leicester-city-football-club-by-painting-the-campus-blue
With Leicester City Football Club just one win away from the Premier League title, our University will be turning its campus blue to show support for the local football heroes.
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Academic cited among Britains most influential people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/academic-cited-among-britains-most-influential-people
Professor Helen Atkinson CBE (pictured), Head of the Department of Engineering, has been cited among the Debrett’s 500 most influential people in Britain.
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350 Years Ago Pepys and the Easter of 1666
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/350-years-ago-pepys-and-the-easter-of-1666
350 years ago, on the Easter of 1666, famous diarist Samuel Pepys recorded how he failed to join a Church of England service at the Chapel in Whitehall Palace as it was too crowded over the festive period.