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University of Leicester alumnus breaks into European opera circuit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/liam-james-karai
Dr Jenkins recently made the trip to Germany to watch Liam perform as lead baritone, Escamillo in Carmen at Mainz Opera House. Dr Jenkins said: “Music at the University of Leicester is a student-led recreational activity.
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Frequent sauna bathing reduces risk of stroke
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/frequent-sauna-bathing-reduces-risk-of-stroke
Frequent sauna bathing is associated with a reduced risk of stroke, according to a new international study involving Leicester researchers.
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Ophthalmology researcher awarded prestigious prize
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/ophthalmology-researcher-awarded-prestigious-prize
A researcher from the University's Ulverscroft Eye Unit is the 25th recipient of the prestigious Vernon Prize Trophy for Ophthalmological Research, which was first endowed in 1993.
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Expert opinions cover advertising partnerships equality future technologies USChina relations and faith in Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/expert-opinions-cover
Professor Neil Chakraborti from the Department of Criminology has been quoted in a Stop Funding Hate article about the Co-op Group’s announcement that it plans to continue its advertising partnerships with the Daily Mail, Daily Express and Sun.
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Leicester boosts disadvantaged student intake as it reaches out to primary schools
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-boosts-disadvantaged-student-intake-as-it-reaches-out-to-primary-schools
Our University is targeting primary schools in efforts to diversify its intake after seeing a significant rise in applications from disadvantaged students.
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University of Leicester astronomers discover Great Cold Spot on Jupiter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/university-of-leicester-astronomers-discover-great-2018cold2019-spot-on-jupiter
A second Great Spot has been discovered on Jupiter by University of Leicester astronomers, rivalling the scale of the planet’s famous Great Red Spot and created by the powerful energies exerted by the great planet’s polar aurorae.
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Fees and funding
https://le.ac.uk/cite/study-abroad-unit/outgoing/fees
How much studying for a year abroad will cost depends on where you go and your personal circumstances.
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Curiosity disproves old idea of Mars as a simple basaltic planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/curiosity-disproves-2018old-idea-of-mars-as-a-simple-basaltic-planet2019
As NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) celebrates four years on the Red Planet Leicester planetary scientist Professor John Bridges recounts the Curiosity mission’s success and explains what is next for the one-ton nuclear-powered science robot.
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Spotlight to be shone on UK women in reggae
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/spotlight-to-be-shone-on-uk-women-in-reggae
Donald Harper, a PhD student in the School of Management and music industry veteran, will be shining a light on a group of unsung heroes from the UK music industry by producing a film documentary as part of his PhD.
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£1.8m AHRC funding awarded to Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/ahrc-grant
Nearly two million pounds of funding from UK Research and Innovation’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has been awarded to the University of Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History (SAAH) to upgrade its archaeological material laboratories.