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Nobel peace prize nominee held captive by IS gives public lecture - photo gallery added
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/nobel-peace-prize-nominee-held-captive-by-is-to-give-public-lecture
Nobel Peace Prize nominee and UN Goodwill Ambassador Nadia Murad, a Yazidi woman who was held captive by Islamic State members and whose six brothers were murdered by them, spoke out at the University of Leicester on The Struggle of Yazidis Against IS.
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New president’s online collections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/02/new-presidents-online-collections/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2019 Recently added to the Library of Congress website: the papers of President James Garfield .
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Security and Rule of Law in Post-Conflict States
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/cr7582
Module code: CR7582 This module addresses core post-conflict security and justice issues and provides an overview of key stakeholders involved in providing and maintaining security and the rule of law in countries emerging from conflict.
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Joggers pair up for charity Love Run for Valentines Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/joggers-pair-up-for-charity-2018love-run2019-for-valentines-day
Some say the course of true love never runs smoothly, but the Students’ Union plans to change all of that by hosting a unique Fun Run designed to really get the heart racing. Love Run will take place at 11.
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Artistic University porters brush with success
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-porters-brush-with-success
University porter Megan McMullan has an amazing artistic talent which is beginning to get her noticed.
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Success for Richard III team at prestigious event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/success-for-richard-iii-team-at-prestigious-event
The team behind the scientific detective story of the decade, the discovery of King Richard III, proved to be a big hit at the Royal Society’s annual display of the most exciting cutting-edge science and technology in the UK.
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Space Park Leicester enables UK support of ispace’s historic Lunar Lander Mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/meridian-lunar-launch
Space Park Leicester's Concurrent Design Facility (CDF) used by Dr Sam Richards of Meridian Space Command to support the launch of ispace's lunar lander
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Energy Research Accelerator appoints new CEO
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/energy-research-accelerator-appoints-new-ceo
The Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) has today announced the appointment of Gordon Waddington as its Chief Executive Officer.
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PGR Careers blog University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2014/09/05/which-tennis-ball-am-i-chasing/
PGR Careers blog from the University of Leicester
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Physics and Astronomy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/paul_mcmillan/
Centenary celebrations Posted by Physics and Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 21 May 2025 The first students to study physics at what was then University College, Leicester were enrolled in 1925. A class of 10 students were enrolled, and a single lecturer appointed.