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George Harrison
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/george-harrison
We have learned, with sadness, of the passing of George Anthony Harrison, who lectured in history from the 1960s to the 1990s and remained a familiar figure on campus for many years afterwards. George passed away on 22 January 2025, aged 87.
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A first-hand account of the Great Fire of London
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/09/28/a-first-hand-account-of-the-great-fire-of-london/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on September 28, 2015 Engraved portrait of John Evelyn by Nanteuil, for which Evelyn sat on 13 June 1650, while visiting Paris. From the Fairclough Collection, EP36, Box 2, p. 245.
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IWD 2024: Remember to wear purple or pink in the real world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/iwd-sarah-fox-blog
To mark International Women’s Day, Dr Sarah Jane Fox from Leicester Law School reflects on the drive to achieve gender equality.
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Gene inheritance for school and colleges
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/gene-inheritance/gene-inheritance-school-colleges
Geneticists are interested in how genes, and the characteristics they influence, are passed on in families. Find out more by using our resources, designed for students in schools and colleges.
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Five Leicester students feature in The Tabs Future 100 list
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/five-leicester-students-feature-in-the-tabs-future-100-list
Five Leicester students have appeared in The Tab's Future 100, a definitive list of women at UK universities who are set to achieve incredible things in the future - with four of our students featuring in the top 10.
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Ethnic Minority staff are paid less
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/11/30/ethnic-minority-staff-are-paid-less/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 30, 2018 Shocking findings from UCEA the Universities and Colleges Employers Association in their latest report released this week.
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The School for Business?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/01/31/the-school-for-business/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on January 31, 2018 In this blog, Professor Martin Parker offers some personal reflections on changes in the teaching and research of management at Leicester in the fifteen years he has worked here.
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Equipment
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/emf/equipment
Browse the equipment available for use in the Electron Microscopy Facility at the University of Leicester.
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New Years Honours University links
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/new-years-honours-university-links
Members of our University have again been recognised in The Queen’s New Year’s Honours. Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, who discovered genetic fingerprinting at this University, has been has been appointed as a Companion of Honour (CH).
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New Year’s Honours for members of University community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/02-new-years-honours
Members of the University community have been recognised in the Queen's New Year's Honours list