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• Art and science seen in a new light at evening lecture

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/art-and-science-seen-in-a-new-light-at-evening-lecture

  A former artist in residence is returning to the campus this week to present a talk ‘The Library of Light’ as part of a lecture series celebrating the International Year of Light 2015.

• University of Leicester receives grant from Movember to help develop peer support programme for senior leaders in UK Police Force

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/movember-police-support

  Up to 250 police superintendents across police forces in England and Wales will soon benefit from a peer support programme designed to support their wellbeing transitioning into senior leadership and later retirement, thanks to a programme developed by the University of...

• NASA and European Space Agency visit Leicester for Mars workshop

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/07-mars-sample-return-workshop

  Planetary scientists from across the globe, including representatives from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA and European Space Agency, visited the University of Leicester last week for a Mars Sample Return workshop.

• I will always have a place in my heart for Leicester its academic influence and personal impact on how much I now believe in myself

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/201ci-will-always-have-a-place-in-my-heart-for-leicester-its-academic-influence-and-personal-impact-on-how-much-i-now-believe-in-myself201d

  When it comes to making the most of your opportunities as a student, Eleanor Ferguson has done just that. This week, Eleanor will be graduating with a BA in History, but a degree isn’t the only thing that she will be taking away from her time at Leicester.

• Media and publications

  https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/cpbe/media-and-publications

  Find out about updates, publications and activities undertaken by the Centre for Palaeobiology and Biosphere Evolution

• Radiography lecturer awarded MBE for services to forensic investigation

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/mbe

  Radiography senior lecturer Dr Claire Robinson has been awarded an MBE for services to forensic investigation as part of the King’s Birthday Honours

• Why public health campaigns and the BMI scale may do more harm than good- claim

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/why-public-health-campaigns-and-the-bmi-scale-may-do-more-harm-than-good-claim

  Dr Oli Williams, Research Associate in the University’s Department of Health Sciences, has recently shared why well-intentioned public health campaigns such as the sugar tax might not have the intended effect, and potentially even exacerbate disparities in health.

• History of tobacco and our health

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/tobacco-history

  How did tobacco become one of the first truly global commodities, and arguably history’s most deadly habit?

• International day to mark the issues behind avoidable deaths

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/international-day-mark-issues-behind-avoidable-deaths

  The fourth instalment of an annual global day of awareness of the issues around avoidable deaths takes place this week.

• Student support campaign raises £1,000 for local homeless charity

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/21-bridge

  The University of Leicester’s work alongside The Bridge Homelessness to Hope has had a huge impact on students this autumn, and helped raise more than £1,000 for local rough sleepers.