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The sky’s the limit for student rocket launches at University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/rockets-students
University hosts local sixth form students for an afternoon of launching their creations into the skies above Oadby.
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University of Leicester partners with local Violence Reduction Network and Home Office to tackle violent crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/serious-violence
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Violence Reduction Network, in partnership with the University of Leicester and the Home Office, will welcome policy-makers, practitioners and academics from across the UK to share new research insights and best practice on preventing and...
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Study finds plastic is changing the behaviour of the world’s river sediment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/catherine-russell
A University of Leicester expert has led a study which has found plastic pollution is changing the way riverbeds behave.
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The Leicester Award: employability ‘baked into’ study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/leicester-award
The Leicester Award, an employability programme embedded in all undergraduate courses, provides students with an opportunity to develop their self-awareness and reflective abilities.
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University of Leicester academic helps to solve mystery of ‘golf-ball’ structures on Norfolk air base
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/feltwell
An academic from the University of Leicester has been featured on the latest episode of The Patch on BBC Radio 4. Dr Bleddyn Bowen, Associate Professor of International Relations is one of only a handful of experts in space policy and international relations in space.
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NIHR capital award will provide more cutting-edge research equipment in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/nihr
Investment in cutting-edge research equipment will support ground-breaking research already taking place in Leicester, for the benefit of patients and the wider community.
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Leicester researcher contributes to Coventrys successful UK City of Culture bid
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/leicester-researcher-contributes-to-coventry2019s-successful-uk-city-of-culture-bid
A postgraduate researcher from our University has been involved with Coventry’s successful bid for ‘City of Culture’ 2021, which was awarded on Thursday 7 December during an episode of BBC One’s The One Show.
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Environmental Sustainability, Social Value and SME-Friendly Procurement
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/professional-services/finance/working/sustainability
The University of Leicester will ensure that its procurement processes do not create unnecessary barriers for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Find out more about our SME friendly procurement policy.
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Professor Mustafa Arici
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni/mustafa-arici
Find out more about Professor Mustafa Arici, alumnus of the University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. He is Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey.
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Leicester and JWST
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/projects/james-webb-space-telescope/leicester-and-miri
Leicester scientists and engineers were the mechanical engineering lead for the MIRI instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope.