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• Keep Calm and Scroll On! (Pt.4)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/05/07/keep-calm-and-scroll-on-pt-4/

  Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on May 7, 2020   One thing I’ve observed during the lockdown is how eerily quiet it is in the evenings!   With a reduction in the number of cars on the road, planes in the air, and trains on the tracks many people...

• Space Park Leicester to benefit from funding boost for UK space sector

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/space-park-levelling-up

  Space Park Leicester is to receive £284,000 to fund a Cluster Development Manager who will work with local government, businesses and academia.

• Declining local paper sales are a danger to democracy

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/local-papers

  Action needs to be taken to prevent a crisis for local democracy as a result of the dramatic decline in local press readership, a Leicester academic told BBC listeners this week.

• Can Black Hole Tidal Disruptions Leave Remnants?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/04/22/can-black-hole-tidal-disruptions-leave-remnants/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 22 April 2020 A guest blog from Professor Andrew King on black holes and observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton.

• 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.

• University of Leicester film wins landmark award from the British Society of Criminology

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/harms-of-hate

  A short film created by the Centre for Hate Studies (University of Leicester) has received the Sophie and Sylvia Lancaster Prize 2024 from the British Society of Criminology.

• NASA planetary research expert to deliver exclusive talk at Space Park Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/justin-filiberto

  ‘Assessing the Evidence for Active Basaltic Volcanism on Venus: Current Limitations and Future Prospects’ will take place at Space Park Leicester on 10 January at 2pm

• New Leicester schools scheme to open space aspirations

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/open-space

  A new University of Leicester scheme, backed by the UK Space Agency, will enhance STEM skills for primary schoolchildren across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

• Did the AIM fail to hit its targets?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2016/01/06/did-the-aim-fail-to-hit-its-targets/

  Posted by in School of Business Blog on January 6, 2016 In a recently published paper, Stuart Macdonald , Visiting Professor at the School, critically assesses the performance of the Advanced Institute of Management Research (AIM) The AIM was established by the UK government...

• Richard III geneticist among those nominated for national archaeology award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/richard-iii-geneticist-among-those-nominated-for-national-archaeology-award

  Our geneticist who led the international research team involved in the DNA identification work of Richard III has been nominated for a new award.