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How to make a map-based virtual tour in Prezi
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/engaging/prezi
History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. This guide gives advice on using Prezi, a free presentation tool available online, to create a map-based virtual tour.
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Writing local and family history
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/final-steps/local-family-history
History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. This guide offers tips and advice for writing local and family history - what to do before you write, content, context, and writing style.
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Press releases about JIST
https://le.ac.uk/natural-sciences/study/student-research/jist/press-releases
View stories related to Natural Sciences in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Sciences (JIST), written by the University of Leicester Press Office.
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Leicester scientists help to shed light on ancient Mars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-scientists-help-to-shed-light-on-wet-ancient-mars
Pale "halos" around fractures in bedrock analysed by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover contain copious silica, indicating that ancient Mars had liquid water for a long time.
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Quality of conference presentations could be affected by social media
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/quality-of-conference-presentations-could-be-affected-by-social-media
A new pilot study into the impact of Twitter on conferences suggests that social media may impact on quality of presentations as speakers receive real-time feedback.
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How fandom can be viewed as a form or substitute for religion
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/how-fandom-can-be-viewed-as-a-form-or-substitute-for-religion
The extent to which mass following of popular culture – popular music stars, TV shows or football fandom – can act as a form of faith for followers is to be explored at an international conference hosted at Leicester between 28-30 July.
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Graduates Going Places
https://le.ac.uk/geography/study/undergraduate/careers/graduates-going-places
Our geography graduates are going places with their degrees.
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Leicester scientists investigating ancient freshwater hundreds of metres below the sea floor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/scientists-ancient-freshwater-below-sea-floor
International expedition off the coast of New England (Massachusetts, USA) includes researchers from the University of Leicester aiming to explore ancient freshwater systems below the ocean floor and up to 100 miles offshore
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Chris Grocott
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/author/christopher_grocott/
Dr. Chris Grocott is lecturer in Management and Economic History at the University of Leicester School of Business and editor of the ULSB Blog.
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Sand clouds, water vapour and sulphur dioxide detected on nearby exoplanet using world-leading space telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/jwst-sand-clouds
New study that has discovered ‘sand clouds’ on a planet orbiting a nearby star using James Webb Space Telescope involves University of Leicester space scientist, using the MIRI instrument that University engineers and scientists helped design and develop.