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Researchers shed light on why and how Stonehenge was built
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/researchers-shed-light-on-why-and-how-stonehenge-was-built
Excavation of two quarries in Wales by a team of archaeologists and geologists - including Dr Rob Ixer, a researcher with the Department of Geology - has confirmed they are sources of Stonehenge’s ‘bluestones’, shedding light on how they were quarried...
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Nothing to sneeze at high pollen levels recorded
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/nothing-to-sneeze-at-high-pollen-levels-recorded
If you have found yourself sneezing more than usual, the cause of your recent bouts of hayfever may have been identified.
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Stargazing Live 2015 astronomers mark solar eclipse
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/astronomers-to-shed-light-on-space-discoveries-to-mark-spectacular-solar-eclipse
Our space scientists will be taking part in a spectacular event to mark the solar eclipse on 20 March by demonstrating some of their out-of-this-world research – including how they located and identified Beagle 2 on Mars.
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Bethan wins ‘PhD Student of the Year’ in national awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/29-phd-student-of-the-year
Congratulations to Bethan Rogoyski who has been named ‘PhD Student of the Year’ in the inaugural Postgraduate Awards, organised by FindAMasters.com and FindAPhD.com.
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Hilary Burgess
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/hilary-burgess
Professor Hilary Burgess came to Leicester in 2010 from a position at the Open University, joining her husband Robert Burgess, who had been Vice-Chancellor since 1999.
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Dean of Research celebrates awards and nominations
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/news/news/dean-of-research-celebrates-awards-and-nominations
We are hugely pleased that our Dean of Research, Professor Mat Hughes, has recently been longlisted for one award and won another.
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Maitrise Conversion
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/lw2440
Module code: LW2440 In this module, you will learn about the main differences between the systems of French and English and Welsh Law. You will also be introduced to the methods of legal study practised in France and will undertake some practically-focused tasks.
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British Abolitionists and Protestant Millennialism 1770-1840
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/british-abolitionists-and-protestant-millennialism
Leverhulme Research Fellowship September 2012 - August 2013 Professor John Coffey Why did British abolitionists come to believe that the abolition of slavery was necessary, possible and even inevitable? After all, slavery was not only an integral part of the imperial economy;...
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BBCs The Sky at Night filmed on campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/bbcs-the-sky-at-night-filmed-on-campus
A BBC film crew visited the University last week to film monthly television documentary programme on astronomy, The Sky at Night, which was broadcast on Sunday 9 August on BBC4 at 10pm and will be repeated at 7:30pm on Thursday 13 August (also BBC4).
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Bishop of Leicester praises Richard III discovery for becoming a nations story
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/bishop-of-leicester-praises-looking-for-richard-project
The Right Reverend Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester has praised the discovery of Richard III as being a story that has gripped the nation in the speech he gave during the reinterment of Richard III on Thursday 26 March at Leicester Cathedral.