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University lecturer honoured with 2023 British Psychological Society Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/spiller
Dr Jayne Spiller has received the Neil O’Connor Award for her research into sleep and its association with behavioural and emotional symptoms in children born extremely preterm
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Staff recognised at the Discovering Excellence Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/15-discovering-excellence-staff-awards
Discovering Excellence Staff Awards|Last night staff from across the University of Leicester celebrated the innovation, creativity and dedication of our fantastic colleagues at the fourth annual Discovering Excellence Staff Awards.
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University of Leicester performs strongly on Student Voice and Organisation and Management in the National Student Survey
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/nss
University of Leicester students are positive about the organisation of their course and their opportunities to feedback on it, results in the National Student Survey (NSS) have shown.
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End of term message from the President and Vice-Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/end-term-message-from-president-vc
As we come to the end of term and, where possible, look forward to spending time with loved ones over the Christmas holidays, I wanted to write to thank you all for your support throughout 2020.
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Demonstrating proficiency: Midwifery practice 4
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mw4011
Module code: MW4011 This module is facilitated by a combination of lectures, online learning packages, clinical skills/simulation workshops and clinical practice and is where you will learn to provide universal and additional midwifery and neonatal care in partnership with...
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Demonstrating proficiency: Midwifery practice 4
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mw4011
Module code: MW4011 This module is facilitated by a combination of lectures, online learning packages, clinical skills/simulation workshops and clinical practice and is where you will learn to provide universal and additional midwifery and neonatal care in partnership with...
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Demonstrating proficiency: Midwifery practice 4
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/mw4011
Module code: MW4011 This module is facilitated by a combination of lectures, online learning packages, clinical skills/simulation workshops and clinical practice and is where you will learn to provide universal and additional midwifery and neonatal care in partnership with...
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Scientists discover prehistoric Kite Runner
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/scientists-discover-prehistoric-2018kite-runner2019
Scientists have discovered an ancient animal that carried its young in pouches or capsules tethered to the parent’s body like tiny, swirling kites. The miniscule creature, Aquilonifer spinosus, was an arthropod that lived about 430 million years ago.
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May Day early 19th century traditions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/may-day-early-19th-century-traditions
This article, written by Sarah Wood, was originally written for the Special Collections blog here Whilst many associate traditional celebrations of May Day with may poles and morris dancers, the University's Special Collections archive has been...
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New heart attack genes discovered
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/new-heart-attack-genes-discovered
Scientists have discovered two new genes which are associated with a person’s risk of coronary heart disease in an international collaboration involving BHF and NIHR-funded researchers. The findings could lead to new statin-like treatments to prevent heart attacks.