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Unprecedented energy consumption is leaving a permanent stain on planetary history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/anthropocene
A new study co-authored by three professors at the University of Leicester’s School of Geography, Geology and the Environment argues that the speed and scale of human energy consumption has pushed the Earth towards a new geological epoch, the ‘Anthropocene’.
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Future of land management and better landscape decision-making in UK to be showcased
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/land-management
Final conference for five-year Landscape Decisions Programme takes place at the Royal Society on 6 and 7 September is culmination of research into decision-making around use of land in the UK.
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Adam Kay, Russell Kane and Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock headline 2024 Literary Leicester festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/literary-leicester
Literary Leicester, the University of Leicester’s annual free literature festival, will return next month.
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Leicester, Leicestershire
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/dialect/leicestershire/leicester
Listen to speakers from Leicester, Leicestershire from a range of backgrounds as part of the dialect project between researchers from Nottingham Trent University and the University of Leicester.
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Celebrating ethnic diversity event recognises inspirational figures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/celebrating-ethnic-diversity-event-to-recognise-inspirational-figures
Updated, 3 November: Photo gallery now online Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) members of staff were recognised for being nominated by their colleagues as an inspirational person in their area of work at a ‘Celebrating Ethnic Diversity at Leicester’ event on Friday 16 October.
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Festive activities on campus on other dates
https://le.ac.uk/winter-wonderland/other-dates
Take part in festive activities while making friends from all over the world. Whether you’re a UK or international student, everyone is welcome at our events. Let’s Do Leicester: Quiz Night Thursday 5 December (5.30pm - 7.
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Leicester’s Jupiter research cited on new Royal Mail set
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/05-jupiter-stamp
The latest commemorative stamps from Royal Mail celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Royal Astronomical Society. And the work of space scientists in our School of Physics and Astronomy gets a mention. Jupiter’s auroras feature on one of the £1.55 stamps.
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Tom Chad
https://le.ac.uk/bhf-accelerator/people/previous-researchers/tom-chad
British Heart Foundation Accelerator Academic Clinical Fellow tc269@le.ac.uk Qualifications MBChB. University of Leicester 2016 MSc. University of Nottingham 2011 BSc.
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Professor receives Honorary Fellowship for his outstanding work in pain management
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/honorary-fellowship
Professor David Lambert, Professor of Anaesthetic Pharmacology, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists.
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The Weakest Links Anne Robinson to speak at Literary Leicester event honouring the life of revered editor Alexander Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/the-weakest-link2019s-anne-robinson-to-speak-at-literary-leicester-event-honouring-the-life-of-revered-editor-alexander-chancellor
A panel of esteemed writers and journalists will commemorate the life and work of Spectator editor Alexander Chancellor CBE on Wednesday 15 November at 4.00 pm.