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East Midlands cities are biggest risers in LSH Vitality Index
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/east-midlands-cities-are-biggest-risers-in-lsh-vitality-index
Leicester has been named one of the most improved areas in the UK when it comes to economic output and wage growth in the LSH Vitality Index.
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Expedition 320T: Seatrials
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/expeditions/2009-10/seatrials
20 January – 5 March 2009 Expedition 320T started in January 2009 and tested all of the scientific and technical equipment on board the JOIDES Resolution following its time in dry dock.
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Leicester scientists help to shed light on ancient Mars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-scientists-help-to-shed-light-on-wet-ancient-mars
Pale "halos" around fractures in bedrock analysed by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover contain copious silica, indicating that ancient Mars had liquid water for a long time.
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Forensic pathologist recounts experience investigating torture in Syria
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/confessions-of-a-torture-investigator
Dr Stuart Hamilton, a leading pathologist from the East Midlands Forensic Pathology Unit, is used to dealing with death and injury - in his line of work, investigating the cause of death in individuals is part of the job.
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British HinduPunjabi artists exhibition comes to Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/british-hindu-punjabi-artist2019s-exhibition-comes-to-leicester
Internationally established London-based artist Chila Kumari Burman will be exhibiting her recent works at Embrace Arts, the University of Leicester’s arts centre.
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Leicester joins campaign to boost labour standards in ICT supply chain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-joins-campaign-to-boost-labour-standards-in-ict-supply-chain
The University has affiliated to the labour rights monitoring consortium Electronics Watch, committing to monitoring labour standards compliance of companies that supply its computers, laptops and other electronic goods.
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Media features President and Vice-Chancellor speaking on gender equality campaign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/media-features-president-and-vice-chancellor-speaking-on-gender-equality-campaign
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has spoken about Leicester’s involvement in the UN Women’s HeForShe solidarity movement in the media, explaining how it is fitting that the University of Leicester should be chosen among only 10 universities in the world that...
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Midlands companies receive boost from Leicester through KTP funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/midlands-companies-receive-boost-from-leicester-through-ktp-funding
Two Midlands-based companies have been given a huge boost after Leicester secured grants on their behalf for innovation projects worth more than £300,000.
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Conference to examine the complex history of immigration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/conference-to-examine-immigrations-complex-history
Immigration, its causes and its consequences, may be a contentious topic in the 21st century, but it is by no means a new phenomenon.
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Media spotlight on Engineering Building roof project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/media-spotlight-on-engineering-building-roof-project
The project to replace the roof and glazed facades of our world-famous Engineering Building and preserve its heritage has been the subject of an in-depth feature in Construction Manager Magazine.