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Festival gives innovators the chance to link up with University of Leicester experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/leicestershire-innovation-festival-university-leicester
Innovators, businesses and non-profits have the opportunity to connect with experts from the University of Leicester at the Leicestershire Innovation Festival (LIF).
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Professor of Medical Education saves man’s life when he collapses at chess match.
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/cardiac-arrest
When Richard Hanscombe collapsed in the middle of a chess match following a cardiac arrest, he was lucky enough to have a trained GP from the University of Leicester by his side.
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AboutUs
https://le.ac.uk/top-links-about-us
Leicester probably started as a Celtic settlement. It was the capital of the local Celtic tribe, the Coriletavi. The Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD and they captured Leicestershire by 47 AD. The Romans built a fort at Leicester in 48 AD.
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Monday 8th October Sol 62
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/10/08/monday-8th-october-sol-62/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 8, 2012 The first of our scoops is going well with the soil vibrated in the scoop to remove any excess.
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8th September 2013 Sol 388
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/09/08/8th-september-2013-sol-388/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 8, 2013 In our last main drive we managed 140 m in one sol! This means we will get to Waypoint 1 more quickly than expected.
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The Country House and the Collecting of Art: Evolution and Dispersal
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ha7101
Module code: HA7101 This module is concerned with the collecting of works of art, above all in the context of the English country house.
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Business and Financial Computing
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/co2002
Module code: CO2002 Business organisations are experiencing a number of events that have a significant impact on the way they used to think on and operate their IT systems. These events can be categorised into two interrelated dimensions: business and technology.
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Was the Force behind Leicester's football success? Students explore the secrets of Yoda's Force power
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/was-the-force-behind-leicester2019s-football-success-students-explore-the-secrets-of-yoda2019s-force-power
For many fans around the world May 4th is Star Wars Day, playing on the popular phrase ‘May the Force Be With You’ uttered by many characters in the films including Luke Skywalker’s mentor, Yoda.
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John Bridges: Mars Science Laboratory
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/01/john-bridges-mars-science-laboratory/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 1, 2012 Welcome to my Mars Science Laboratory Blog. My name is Dr John Bridges and I am a planetary scientist at the University of Leicester. I am also part of the Mars Science Laboratory mission team.
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Sludge in Healthcare
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2018/10/18/82/
Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on October 18, 2018 This week Richard Thaler, who wrote ‘Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness ’, published “Nudge, Not Sludge” in Science .