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Sir Maurice Shock LLD 19262018
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/sir-maurice-shock-lld-1926-2018
Sir Maurice, who was also an honorary graduate of the University, was knighted in the New Year’s Honours List in 1988 in recognition of his services to Leicester and the wider academic community.
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Transforming space exploration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/transforming-space-exploration
Our University is spearheading the development of new power generation technologies for space exploration as part of a European Space Agency funded programme.
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Wiesam Essa
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/wiesam-essa
We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Dr Wiesam Essa, of Al-Aqsa University in Palestine.
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IBM to create first UK services centre in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/ibm-to-create-first-uk-services-centre-in-leicester
The University of Leicester has played an important role in securing the move of global information technology company IBM to the city.
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Increased risk of coronary heart disease associated with shorter height
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/increased-risk-of-coronary-heart-disease-could-be-associated-with-shorter-height
The shorter you are, the more your risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study led by Professor Sir Nilesh Samani (pictured), British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiology and Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 14 27 May
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-14-27-may
Professor Steven Brown from the School of Management has written a piece for Germany's The European Magazine about how a “memory boom” has left Europe littered with monuments - so much so that when we’re not actively protesting them, we look right past...
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Leicester researchers design and build instrument to explore the surface of Mercury
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-researchers-design-and-build-instrument-to-explore-the-surface-of-mercury
An instrument designed and built by Leicester researchers, which will help to unlock the secrets of Mercury’s surface, has been shipped from the Space Research Centre to the European Space Agency, where it will be integrated with the BepiColombo spacecraft which is...
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First photo from Junos Jupiter orbit released
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/first-photo-from-junos-jupiter-orbit-released
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has sent its first in-orbit view. Juno’s visible-light camera was turned on six days after Juno fired its main engine and placed itself into orbit around the largest planetary inhabitant of our solar system. The new view was obtained on 10 July at 6.
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Prehistoric peepers provide vital clue in solving ancient Tully Monster mystery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/prehistoric-peepers-provide-vital-clue-in-solving-ancient-tully-monster-mystery
A 300 million year-old fossil mystery has been solved by a team from the Department of Geology, which has identified that the ancient ‘Tully Monster’ was a vertebrate - due to the unique characteristics of its eyes.
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NIHR anniversary report highlights Leicester research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/nihr-anniversary-report-highlights-leicester-research
Two projects at the University of Leicester have been highlighted as shining examples of the benefits of research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research since its creation in 2006.