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History of 19th century building on campus revealed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/history-of-19th-century-building-on-campus-revealed
New information about the history of 1 Salisbury Road was revealed during a visit by Dr Sula Ellis to the East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA), which is based in the building.
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Celebrating the Chinese New Year on campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/celebrating-the-chinese-new-year-on-campus
Celebrations for the Chinese New Year (CNY) will begin today and the University and Students’ Union are marking the incoming Year of the Rooster in a number of ways: Free fortune cookies and red envelopes with prizes in the Percy Gee Building CNY decorations in the Charles...
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Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/engagement/case-studies/csr/botanic-garden
Our Botanic Garden in Oadby is a major, and very visible, element of our community engagement.
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Nuclear Graphite
https://le.ac.uk/cse/research/facilities/hercules/case-studies/nuclear-graphite
Preparation of free-standing pillar Nuclear Graphite Graphite is hugely important for the construction of both historical and modern nuclear reactors [1], acting as a neutron moderator.
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Evading a flogging by the Whipping Toms
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/02/27/evading-a-flogging-by-the-whipping-toms/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on February 27, 2017 Prior to 1846, Leicester had its own very particular way of celebrating Shrove Tuesday, which precedes the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday and was therefore the occasion for an outburst of eating,...
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Desert ‘magick’ and astral bodies – what could they have to do with Special Collections?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/08/18/desert-magick-and-astral-bodies-what-could-they-have-to-do-with-special-collections/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on August 18, 2016 Our current exhibition, exploring the experiences and attitudes of the British in India from the early 17 th century to the turn of the 20 th , features a selection of material from the Union Club...
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Exciting Autumn programme launched at Attenborough Arts Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/attenborough-arts-centre-autumn-programme-leicester
Attenborough Arts Centre’s new autumn season features a range of thought-provoking exhibitions, performances, and artist-led creative courses and workshops, together delivering on the organisation’s mission of ‘Art For All’.
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Academic, external and visiting staff
https://le.ac.uk/engineering/people/academic
View the academic team working within Engineering at Leicester. Explore staff profiles, research interests and contact details.
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Leicester supports post-COVID regional recovery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/uuk-getting-results
The University of Leicester is working with employers, partners and local leaders to help support post-COVID regional recovery in the East Midlands, by encouraging skills growth, create jobs and help retain expertise and knowledge within the area.
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Midwifery training at University College Leicester, 1928-1947
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/05/03/midwifery-training-1928-1947/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on May 3, 2018 This week the appointment of our first Professors of Nursing and Midwifery have been announced by the University.