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Leading Through Excellence: Lessons from Teach First
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2018/08/09/leading-through-excellence-lessons-from-teach-first/
Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on August 9, 2018 As an American twenty-something making a killing working in London, Brett Wigdortz might not be who we would expect to radically reinvigorate state education in England.
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University of Leicester research helps primary teachers tackle tricky maths teaching
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/maths-book
A new book from University of Leicester researchers is aimed at helping primary school teachers to teach fractions and decimals effectively.
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APO Disability Research Collection (Australia and New Zealand)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/16/apo-disability-research-collection-australia-and-new-zealand/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 16, 2025 Australian Policy collaborating with the National Disability Research Partnership to create a portal of links to research published in Australia and New Zealand.
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Expert panel to open up menopause ‘taboo’ at public discussion
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/difficult-conversations-menopause
Professor King said: “What we wanted to do with this series is to talk about topics that are potentially quite difficult ones to talk about.
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Funding support for higher degrees at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/funding-support-for-higher-degrees-at-leicester
Our University is providing support for people interested in advancing their educational qualifications. Opportunities for funded support are available through the ESRC Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership.
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University fires up UK higher education with 'ignite'
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/ignite-launch
The university that embraced distance learning in the UK more than 25 years ago has become one of the nation’s first to launch a fully flexible, dual learning approach to its courses from September, which will see students take more control over their approach to learning...
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Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
https://le.ac.uk/mcb
The University of Leicester has a global reputation for excellence in Molecular and Cell Biology. Find out more about our undergraduate courses, postgraduate Masters degrees and research opportunities.
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Sports scholar picked for Tokyo Paralympic squad
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/nick-cummins-paralympic-squad
University of Leicester History PhD student and sports scholar Nick Cummins has been selected in Great Britain’s Wheelchair Rugby squad for this summer’s rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
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Students gear up for success at Silverstone
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/students-gear-up-for-success-at-silverstone
Leicester students have set the wheels in motion for victory at Silverstone, having already successfully reached their fundraising target via a crowdfunding campaign, in order for them to build and race their very own Formula 1 car.
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University of Leicester gives entrepreneurial graduate Anuj the space to expand his start-up
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/anuj-ashar
An entrepreneur who founded a tech start-up while still a student at the University of Leicester has relocated the award-winning business to his old campus.