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  • Stellar dynamics and dark matter

    Stellar dynamics, or the study of the motions of stars, is a powerful tool for understanding the Universe.

  • Illuminating collection of rare books in new Library exhibition

    A new exhibition “Light” dedicated to the International Year of Light, an initiative of the United Nations, opens this week in the University Library.

  • Leicester student mentored by ITV News Central wins Breaking Into News competition

    Sally Wynter from the Department of History of Art and Film has won the 2015 Breaking Into News initiative, run by ITV News and Media Trust. She won the competition after developing a news report that showed how a local charity was tackling homelessness.

  • Culture and politics of vengeance to be explored at conference

    Topics ranging from revenge porn and terrorism, to vengeance in exploitation films, will be discussed at ‘Reflections on Revenge: a conference on the culture and politics of vengeance’ on Friday 4 September 2015 at the University’s award-winning College Court Conference...

  • Research reveals solar storms trigger Jupiters Northern Lights

    Solar storms trigger Jupiter’s intense ‘Northern Lights’ by generating a new X-ray aurora that is eight times brighter than normal and hundreds of times more energetic than Earth’s aurora borealis, finds new research, involving the University of Leicester, using NASA’s...

  • Leicester receives major award for leading role in new space science mission SMILE

    UK academic institutions including our University will lead an international solar-terrestrial and space weather mission, taking on the development of a major science instrument thanks to funding from the UK Space Agency.

  • Iraq, Syria and the Middle East

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 Iraq Syria and the Middle East: an essay by Tony Blair Read the essay from Former British Prime minister on his official website to find out what he thinks Western governments should do.

  • Support for Leicester City of Sanctuary

    Representatives from the University received a comprehensive insight into the wide-ranging work of Leicester City of Sanctuary during a visit to a Sanctuary drop-in centre.

  • Ancient Akrotiri Project Cyprus

    The Ancient Akrotiri Project Cyprus is an Archaeological research project on an ancient harbour and other Classical and Byzantine settlements at Akrotiri, Cyprus. A collaboration with the University of Southampton, UK Ministry of Defence and local communities.

  • Joe Carr: Music and education on the East Coast

    Museum Studies graduate Joe Carr talks about his life and career after graduating from Leicester in 2002.

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