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Our University working with Chinese Academy of Science on carbon dioxide monitoring satellite mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/our-university-working-with-chinese-academy-of-science-on-carbon-dioxide-monitoring-satellite
China has launched its first satellite dedicated to the monitoring of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). The satellite was successfully launched on 22 December 2016 into a low Earth orbit.
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Policing in multicultural cities to be explored
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/policing-in-multicultural-cities-to-be-explored
Policing in multicultural cities will come under the spotlight during a public event at our University at 6pm on Monday 3 July.
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Midlands universitybased high performance computing centre receives 32 million
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/midlands-university-based-high-performance-computing-centre-receives-ps3-2-million
Funding of £3.2million has been received by the Midlands Innovation group of universities, including the University of Leicester, and Queen Mary University of London to establish a centre of excellence in high performance computing (HPC).
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Indias first black hole space observation satellite to launch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/india2019s-first-black-hole-space-observation-satellite-to-launch
Researchers from the Department of Physics and Astronomy been involved in the development of the first ever Indian satellite dedicated to astronomical observations, including of black holes, which will be launching from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in...
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Publications and outputs
https://le.ac.uk/psychology-vision-sciences/research/health-and-wellbeing/alarm/publications-and-outputs
Read about the publications and outputs for the ALARM project at Leicester.
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Ghoulish practice of gibbeting corpses haunted public of the eighteenth century
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/ghoulish-practice-of-gibbeting-corpses-haunted-public-of-the-eighteenth-century
Today, a typical Halloween night might include people dressing up as ghosts, ghouls and a creepy clown or two in order to frighten passers-by. But some of the disturbing practices from history might be more harrowing than a modern audience is used to encountering.
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Study sheds light on the genetics of stopping smoking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/study-genetics-stopping-smoking
The effectiveness of a common drug to quit smoking could be down to people’s genes, according to a study from the University of Leicester.
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By women, for women – University of Leicester unveils transformative leadership programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/beyond-boundaries
Women who want to break new ground in their professional lives are being encouraged to sign up for a leadership programme from the University of Leicester.
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Seminars and events
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/seminars-and-events
LeMID host a range of seminars and events with internal and external professionals, presenting a variety of ground-breaking research.
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University launches scheme to encourage graduates to stay in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/graduate-internships
The University of Leicester has worked with Leicester City Council and De Montfort University to set up an internship scheme that will support small businesses to offer workplace opportunities to students. The scheme will see more than £1.