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Local Freemasons donate 32000 to fund University research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/local-freemasons-donate-ps32-000-to-fund-university-research
The Freemasons’ Grand Charity has donated £32,000 to the University to fund research into visual impairments and the impact these have on different groups and their reading abilities.
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Untold stories of the Holocaust South Russias largest city to be explored at exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/untold-stories-of-the-holocaust-south-russias-largest-city-to-be-explored-at-exhibition
A new exhibition organised by the University of Leicester will shed light on the untold wartime events in occupied Russia’s largest Holocaust site, Rostov-on-Don – including the discovery of a previously unknown Nazi prisoner of war camp.
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Cr/ia (Creative Research / Instituting Art) Training Series: Arts-Based Methodologies in Research
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/events/cria-training-series
Free online event organised by School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester.
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AHRC Midlands4Cities PhD funding for UK/EU/International applicants
https://le.ac.uk/media/research/phd-funding-and-studentships/ahrc-midlands4cities-phd-funding-for-uk-eu-international-applicants
Qualification: PhD Application deadline: 13 January 2021 (noon) The AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M4C) brings together eight leading universities across the Midlands to support the professional and personal development of the next generation of...
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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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Leicester DNA research presented to House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-dna-research-presented-to-house-of-commons-science-and-technology-committee
Written evidence from the University of Leicester about the future of DNA research in the UK has been presented to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry into genomics and genome editing.
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From graduate to governance, University of Leicester honours court member
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/grads-johnson
The University of Leicester has recognised one of its graduates for his service to the institution.
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Corruption in the management of technology threatens public safety, says University of Leicester academic in new book
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/corruption
Read more about the new book by Dr Simon Bennett, Corruption and the Management of Public Safety: The Governance of Technological Systems
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Two new Heads of School announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/new-cssah-heads
Two new Heads of School have been appointed within the University of Leicester’s College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities (CSSAH). Lisa Smith, Professor of Criminology at the University of Leicester, has been appointed as the Head of the School of Criminology.
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Leicester scientist receives prestigious award for forest biomass research using space satellites
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/leicester-scientist-receives-prestigious-award-for-forest-biomass-research-using-space-satellites
Leicester scientist receives prestigious award for forest biomass research using space satellites Leicester scientist receives prestigious award for forest biomass research using space satellites|Dr Pedro Rodriguez-Veiga has received the Student Award (PhD) from the Council...