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First confirmed neutron star merger re-appears from behind the Sun
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/first-confirmed-neutron-star-merger-emerges-from-behind-the-sun
A research team including astronomers and astrophysicists at the Universities of Warwick and Leicester had to wait over 100 days for the sight of the first confirmed neutron star merger to re-appear from behind the glare of the Sun.
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Making Mental Health services a right not a privilege
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/making-mental-health-services-a-right-not-a-privilege
A conference held at our University will see academics from around the world coming together to examine how mental health training can be globalised in the most effective way.
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Volunteering
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/charnwood-roots/volunteering
Victoria County History Trust volunteer interviews We are looking for people to help with the following activities: Documentary research Historic building surveys Oral history interviews Community digs and fieldwalking Landscape surveys Transcription...
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Football formula for the perfect goal every time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/football-formula-for-the-perfect-goal-every-time
To mark the opening day of The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair, England international will test a formula for footballing excellence.
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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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Student accolades
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/wellcome-trust-dtp/accolades
Find out more about some of our students’ achievements. Lorna Wheaton Lorna won First Place Poster Prize at the Royal Statistical Society conference in September 2023 and published her first paper in February 2024.
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Projects
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/lias/projects
Previous projects Since its conception in 2016/17, LIAS has responded to the research landscape by offering varied schemes to align with strategic themes and evolving needs.
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Political Ideas
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/pl2011
Module code: PL2011 Where do political ideas come from? What are the key concepts and developments behind the most important theories of our time? How do the original texts line up with academic literature? You'll explore these issues, and many others, in this module.
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International Trade
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ec3066
Module code: EC3066 We live in a globalised and financially integrated world where it is very difficult for a country to prosper without any form of international trade of goods and services.
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Kaitlynn
https://le.ac.uk/people/kaitlynn-mendes
Information and contact details for Professor Kaitlynn Mendes, Professor in Gender, Media and Sociology at the University of Leicester.