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Lecture to explore the emerging blood test helping to spot cancer earlier
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/lecture-to-explore-the-emerging-blood-test-helping-to-spot-cancer-earlier
Research into a blood test that may spot cancers sooner and allow more targeted treatment is to be presented by researcher at our University. Professor Jacqui Shaw (pictured) from our Department of Cancer Studies will give the Frank May Prize Lecture 2017 on 26 June at 5.
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Research reveals polarised access to work for young people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/research-reveals-polarised-access-to-work-for-young-people
A new study involving our University raises concerns that employment and career development opportunities for young people are becoming polarised between those with the resources to access secure, fulfilling employment and those on the path to precarious and unpredictable...
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Impact of Chinese students in Leicester is focus of TV programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/impact-of-chinese-students-in-leicester-is-focus-of-tv-programme
Dr Giovanna Puppin, Lecturer in Advertising and International Promotional Cultures in the School of Media, Communication and Sociology, recently featured on BBC Sunday Politics East Midlands, as she talked about the importance...
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HM The Queen thanks University of Leicester in message for Richard III reinterment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/hm-the-queen-thanks-university-of-leicester-in-message-for-richard-iii-reinterment
Her Majesty The Queen has thanked the University of Leicester in a message written for the reinterment ceremony of King Richard III on Thursday 26 March. The message reads: “The reinterment of Richard III is an event of great national and international significance.
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Banning of burquinis is a step towards depriving Muslim women of equal citizenship expert suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/banning-of-2018burquinis2019-is-a-step-towards-depriving-muslim-women-of-equal-citizenship-expert-suggests
The recent banning of the ‘burquini’ in Cannes is a step towards depriving Muslim women of equal citizenship, according to Dr Saeeda Shah (pictured) from the School of Education.
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Conference highlighting cultural significance of the night sky held at National Space Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/stonehenge
University of Leicester is hosting a conference today (Wednesday, 8 May) at the National Space Centre focusing on the cultural and ecological significance of the night sky.
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Hate crime film recognised with two prestigious awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/hate-crime-film-recognised-with-two-prestigious-awards
An educational video produced by the University of Leicester to expose the harms of hate crime has been awarded two prestigious awards.
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Attenborough Arts Centre shortlisted for Learning Programme of the Year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/attenborough-arts-centre-heritage-museum-shortlist
Attenborough Arts Centre’s SENsory Atelier programme has been nominated for bringing arts and culture to the classrooms of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
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35 years since we changed the world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/11-dna35
L-R: Professor Turi King, Tony Garner, Lin Garner, David Gyimah, Barbara Ashworth, David Baker, Chief Constable Simon Cole, Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, Professor Nishan Canagarajah, Rob Eaton, Lynda Eaton, Mick Tucker, Kath Eastwood, Sue Jeffreys, Jenny Foxon|The discovery...
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Goal 3: Health and Wellbeing
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/health-and-wellbeing
The third Sustainable Development Goal is to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages.