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Intimidation, slurs and threats – study uncovers racism in rural England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/intimidation-slurs-threats-study-racism-rural-england
A study into racism in rural England has found many minority ethnic individuals and families feel the countryside is an unwelcoming and unsafe place to visit.
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Ulrika Maude: Samuel Beckett and Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/arts/news/events/ulrika-maude
Find out more about a free online event celebrating the publication of Ulrika Maude's book 'Samuel Beckett and Medicine', published by Cambridge University Press in 2025.
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Equal Pay Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/11/13/equal-pay-day-3/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 13, 2017 Equal pay day 2017 is the 10 th November. This is the date after which effectively pay becomes unequal with men earning more than women.
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The 4th work-life balance employee survey
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/07/20/the-fourth-work-life-balance-employee-survey/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 20, 2012 From the Department for Business Innovation & Skills and carried out in early 2011: http://www.bis.gov.
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Salt mine in Yorkshire could help to shed light on Martian life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/salt-mine-in-yorkshire-could-help-to-shed-light-on-martian-life
A PhD student is helping to shed light on life on Mars by exploring similar environments on Earth - including an underground salt mine in North Yorkshire.
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University and local food and drink businesses to visit House of Commons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/university-and-local-food-and-drink-businesses-to-visit-house-of-commons
Our University and ten local food and drinks companies will be accompanying the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) to the House of Commons on Wednesday 12 October to demonstrate innovation and diversity of food and drink manufacturing in Leicestershire.
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Project to provide scientists with access to worlds largest highenergy gammaray observatory
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/project-to-provide-scientists-with-access-to-worlds-largest-high-energy-gamma-ray-observatory
Our University is part of a new project that will provide scientists with access to the world’s largest and most sensitive high-energy gamma-ray observatory. CTA is a global initiative to build the world’s largest and most sensitive high-energy gamma-ray observatory.
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Leicester expert features on BBC 100 Women series
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/leicester-experts-features-on-bbc-100-women-series
The BBC’s 2016 season of 100 women has featured expert comment from our University.
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Sounds for the Future
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/sounds-for-future
Find out more about the East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA) and the University's Special Collections new project, 'Sounds for the Future'.
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Transfer Opportunities 学生交流
https://le.ac.uk/dalian/transfer-opportunities
The DLI is based at DUT’s Panjin campus. Students may elect to study the entire programme in China.