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Nobel Prize winner on campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/nobel-prizewinner-on-campus
One of the winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry was visiting the University of Leicester campus - on the day of the announcement of the winners was made.
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Leicester professor is most productive and cited woman in urban geography
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-professor-is-most-productive-and-cited-woman-in-urban-geography
In a recent article published in the journal ‘Urban Studies’, Lily Kong and Junxi Qian analysed texts published about urban geography and urban studies between 1990 and 2010.
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New project explores art and DNA at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/new-project-explores-art-and-dna-at-leicester
Leicester-based artists Ruth Singer and Gillian McFarland have begun working with Dr Turi King, Reader in Genetics and Archaeology, on a project which explores creative and visual responses to DNA research.
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Gospel choir reaches finals of National Competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/gospel-choir-reaches-finals-of-national-competition
Leicester University Voices (LUV), a gospel choir at the University of Leicester, has been shortlisted to sing at the finals of a national university choir competition.
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Plans for extra Heathrow runway are already obsolete says University of Leicester academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/plans-for-extra-heathrow-runway-are-2018already-obsolete2019-says-university-of-leicester-academic
Dr Simon Bennett from the University's School of Business has told a Commons Transport Select Committee that plans to build a new runway at Heathrow are ‘already obsolete’.
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Leicester academic awarded grant for project exploring animal welfare in research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-academic-awarded-grant-for-project-exploring-animal-welfare-in-research
An academic at the University has been awarded a grant from the National Centre for the Replacement , Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) for a new research project.
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Study abroad
https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/study-abroad
At the University of Leicester, MGeol students have the option of spending the third year of their degree studying at an overseas partner university. Current partners are the University of Arizona, USA and the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Events
https://le.ac.uk/engineering/news/events
School of Engineering Virtual Graduation Celebration 2020 22DBsRTm9cw|Annual Industry Lecture Global Megatrends – their impact on mobility and how we are responding Date: Tbc Time: 18.
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Industrial Placement
https://le.ac.uk/geography/study/postgraduate/industrial-placement
Our programme offers a year industrial placement option, allowing you the opportunity to gain professional experience by of working in a sector related to your course, whilst developing workplace skills and building a network with people in industry.
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What can we do to address the harms of hate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/what-can-we-do-to-address-the-harms-of-hate
Hate crimes constitute one of the biggest global challenges of our time and blight the lives of millions of people across the world.