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Gardening the write way – Tim becomes Leicester beauty spot’s first poet in residence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/tim-relf
A writer will be adding to his growing reputation after being appointed the first-ever poet in residence at the University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden.
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Scientists involved in discovery of origins of ghost particles in space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/scientists-involved-in-discovery-of-origins-of-ghost-particles-in-space
Scientists from our University have played a key role in a momentous discovery about the origins of ‘ghostly’ particles from the distant universe that bombard Earth from billions of light years away.
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Fellowships to support the creative economy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/fellowships-to-support-the-creative-economy
Two AHRC Fellowships awarded to the University are to be undertaken in partnership with The Museums Association and Phoenix - Leicester’s centre for independent cinema, art and digital culture.
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Research explores how destroyed star rains onto black hole
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/destroyed-star-rains-onto-black-hole-winds-blow-it-back
New details about what happens when a black hole tears apart a star have been gathered by a trio of orbiting X-ray telescopes giving scientists, including Leicester astronomers, an excellent opportunity to understand the extreme environment around a black hole.
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New advance announced in fight against Alzheimers and Parkinsons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-advance-announced-in-fight-against-alzheimers-and-parkinsons
A five-year study by an international team led by Leicester has found a way of ‘reversing’ symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s – using fruit flies as test subjects.
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Can Santa Claus see your house from his sleigh?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/20-christmas-lights
Millions of children across the world will be looking up at the night sky on Christmas Eve to get a glimpse of Santa Claus and his reindeer – but what if he could see your house from the sky? Students at the University of Leicester may have found the answer, after calculating...
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FIA Formula 1 virtual racing is coming to the University of Leicester campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/24-virtual-formula-1
Two new high performance car aerodynamic designs will be competing against each other at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 28 May 2019.
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AI’s role in healthcare to be debated at international empathy conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/ai-empathy-stoneygate-centre
The impact of artificial intelligence on healthcare will come under the spotlight at a major international conference led by experts from the University of Leicester
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Borrowing laptops
https://le.ac.uk/library/using/borrowing/laptop-loans
Learn more about borrowing a laptop from the university library. four hour loan laptops, forty eight hour loan laptops twenty eight day loan laptops requesting a laptop.
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Arts Council England confirms increased funding for Attenborough Arts Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/arts-council-england-confirms-increased-funding-for-attenborough-arts-centre
The Attenborough Arts Centre has been selected by Arts Council England for a further four years of funding from 2018-2022.