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Accretion Physics
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/astrophysics/accretion-physics
On the smallest scales, close binary systems containing black holes offer a highly tractable route to studying accretion processes such as disc formation and stability.
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Queering Islam: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 2
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/queeringislam/page/2/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Researchers engage with the local community through Lunchtime Lecture Series
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/researchers-to-engage-with-the-local-community-through-2018lunchtime-lecture-series2019
Researchers from our University are delivering a ‘Lunchtime Lecture Series’ at the Leicester Adult Education College from October to December.
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University represented at prestigious event honouring Her Majesty The Queen
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-represented-at-prestigious-event-honouring-the-queen
Twelve staff, alumni and friends of the University will be attending a momentous event to recognise the long service of The Queen in the presence of members of the Royal Family.
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Leicester astronomer leads study of observations of Jupiter in the far-infrared
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-astronomer-leads-study-of-observations-of-jupiter
Dr Leigh Fletcher from our Department of Physics and Astronomy has lead a team that has produced far-infrared maps of Jupiter for the first time since the twin Voyager spacecraft missions in 1979 using NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/research
The University of Leicester has a long history of groundbreaking medical research. We have particular strengths in the fields of cardiovascular medicine, cancer research, diabetes research, medical genetics, BAME health and the development of alternatives to antibiotics.
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April Book Group: The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/02/28/aprilbookgroup/
Details of the April Waugh Book Group meeting.
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Olympics poet honoured with award from the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/lemn-sissay
The official poet for the London 2012 Olympic Games has been recognised with an honorary degree from the University of Leicester.
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Hannah Lewis MBE to recount her experiences surviving the Holocaust
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/hannah-lewis-mbe-to-recount-her-experiences-surviving-the-holocaust
An upcoming lecture will see Holocaust survivor Hannah Lewis MBE recount her experiences growing up Poland and surviving the atrocities of the Nazi occupation during the Second World War.
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CancerStories project recruiting young people with cancer across the East Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/cancerstories-project-recruiting-young-people-with-cancer-across-the-east-midlands
An innovative project spearheaded by Professor Alex Mitchell from the Department of Cancer Studies is looking to recruit young people with cancer to share their stories via online video diaries.