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Celebrating Leicester and Leicestershire as a prime destination for international students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/up-space
International partners from across the world gathered in Leicester this week to hear first-hand from regional leaders about why the county is one of the most attractive destinations for international students in the country.
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Address misinformation and mistrust to help tackle COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in healthcare workers, study suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/uk-reach-vaccine-hesitancy
Addressing misinformation and mistrust, inclusive communication, involving healthcare workers in the vaccine rollout, and promoting vaccination through trusted networks could play an important role in helping to tackle vaccine hesitancy amongst healthcare workers from ethnic...
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Children exposed to SARS-CoV-2 in womb or as newborns may face increased social and respiratory problems, new study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/covid-children
University of Leicester researcher contributes to study on SARS-CoV-2 exposure during pregnancy and impact on child development and respiratory health
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International Energy Agency (IEA) databases
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/07/24/international-energy-agency-iea-databases/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 24, 2019 The UK Data Service provides access to the International Energy Agency (IEA) databases to UK Further and Higher Education institutions.
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Sir David Attenborough returns to Leicester to officially open new fully-inclusive arts gallery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/sir-david-attenborough-returns-to-leicester-to-officially-open-new-fully-inclusive-arts-gallery
The naturalist and long-running television personality Sir David Attenborough will be returning to the place of his Leicester childhood to open a new fully-inclusive gallery championed by his brother Lord Attenborough.
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Childrens attitudes towards the law revealed through innovative digital game project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/children2019s-attitudes-towards-the-law-revealed-through-innovative-digital-game-project
A new project using a fun digital game aims to find out what primary school children really know and think about the law and their rights.
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New observations reveal Jupiters Great Red Spot as mysterious energy source
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/new-observations-reveal-jupiter2019s-great-red-spot-as-mysterious-energy-source
Researchers from the University of Leicester and Boston University’s (BU) Center for Space Physics report today in Nature that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may provide the mysterious source of energy required to heat the planet’s upper atmosphere to the unusually high values...
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University pilots Leicester Academy sports scheme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/university-pilots-2018leicester-academy2019-sports-scheme
The 2015/16 academic year has seen the Sports and Recreation Service pilot the ‘Leicester Academy’ programme, with the aim of becoming the University’s hub for students to access sport related opportunities such as coaching/officiating qualifications, workshops and training...
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University sponsors Business Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-sponsors-business-awards
The University of Leicester is pleased and honoured to be the headline sponsor of the Leicester Mercury Business Executives of the Year Awards 2016.
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Discovery of King Richard III’s remains named as one of the decade’s ‘extraordinary discoveries’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/king-richard-iii-remains-named-extraordinary-discoveries
aerial view of richard iii bones|The discovery and identification of King Richard III’s remains by leading academics at the University of Leicester have been named as one of the decade’s ‘extraordinary archaeological discoveries’ by Historic England and as one of the top ten...