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  • University support for Shama Women’s Centre celebration

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/shama-centre

    The University of Leicester is proud to help celebrate the positive impact of local award-winning charity Shama Women’s Centre at an event in March.

  • Don’t panic, Mary Berry’s Bakewell tart recipe is safe!

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/05/19/dont-panic-mary-berrys-bakewell-tart-recipe-is-safe/

    Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on May 19, 2016 University of Leicester Homepage, 13 June 1997 (source: Wayback Machine) It is almost impossible to conduct academic research today without at some stage needing to access information on the internet.

  • Leicester named as one of the world’s best universities

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/leicester-named-as-one-of-the-worlds-best-universities

    University of Leicester retains its spot as one of the top 25 UK universities featured in the prestigious list, after being ranked 23rd in the list of UK universities featured in the top 200.

  • New robot to detect Parkinson’s disease could be used on humans in the next 5 years

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/parkinsons-robot

    Parkinson’s disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra. As a result, dopamine – a chemical that helps to regulate movement of the body – drops.

  • Leicester school leader’s devotion to education is recognised with honour from her old university

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/carolyn-robson

    A Leicester school teacher who became a national leader in education has returned to her old university to receive an honorary title.

  • Jewel’s Museum Studies Placement 2024 blog 1

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/09/05/jewels-museum-studies-placement-2024-blog-1/

    Posted by vholmes in Library and Learning Services on September 5, 2024 This is an introduction to the work that Yiqian Zhu (Jewel) started in July at the beginning of the Museum Studies course practical placement, with Archives and Special Collections. My name is Yiqian Zhu.

  • Leicester’s role in historic Mars mission revealed 20 years on

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/beagle-2-talk

    The history of the Beagle 2 mission to mars is recounted by the University of Leicester's Professor Mark Sims, who served as Mission Manager

  • Women’s History Advent Calendar

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/11/29/womens-history-advent-calendar/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 29, 2024 Starting on 1st December, a window to open every day till Christmas https://calendar.myadvent.net/?id=nt1kee5497mdo9efkzij7kqyil69xnum to learn about women’s history.

  • UK’s Chief Medical Officer honoured by University of Leicester

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/uk-chief-medical-officer-honoured-university-leicester

    Professor Chris Whitty, one of the most pivotal figures in the UK’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, has been honoured by the University of Leicester.

  • Transporting Convicts from New Zealand to Van Diemen’s Land

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/10/31/transporting-convicts-from-new-zealand-to-van-diemens-land/

    Posted by Carrie Crockett in Carceral Archipelago on October 31, 2017 By Dr Kristyn Harman Senior Lecturer in History, University of Tasmania   Like many New Zealanders, I grew up hearing stories about the Australian penal colonies, particularly anecdotes of London...

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