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National touring exhibition Lets Play Vinyl launches with public event celebrating UK sound systems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/national-touring-exhibition-let2019s-play-vinyl-launches-with-public-event-celebrating-uk-sound-systems
A free public event entitled ‘Talking Sound Systems’ will be held at Attenborough Arts Centre to launch national touring exhibition Let’s Play Vinyl on Saturday 14 October from 1.00- 2.30 pm in the Princess Diana Hall.
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Leading expert to discuss co-working and workplace culture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leading-expert-to-discuss-co-working-and-workplace-culture
A leading expert will be discussing co-working, technology and workplace culture, at an event entitled ‘Co-Working Dynamics and the City’ at the our University on Wednesday 1 March.
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Ethics and effectiveness of drones and remote warfare to be explored
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/the-ethics-and-effectiveness-of-drones-and-remote-warfare-to-be-explored
The evolution of war will be discussed at a free conference on Wednesday 11 February which examines the historical and contemporary issues of remote warfare.
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Vietnam
https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/asia/vietnam
We welcome students from Vietnam. Find out about entry requirements, the Vietnamese student community and other country-specific information.
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Training Doctors in Iraq
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/training-doctors-in-iraq
The future of medical education in Iraq is being shaped by experts at Leicester. Vitally needed doctors being trained at Babylon and Kufa universities in Iraq will benefit from a curriculum shaped by the University.
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Genetic properties help identify illegally traded tropical hardwood
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/genetic-properties-help-identify-illegally-traded-tropical-hardwood
Around 30-90 percent of all tropical hardwood is logged illegally. Checks on the origin of wood, however thorough, are not particularly effective because documentation may be fraudulent.
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University first to freeze Brexit student fees
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/fees-freeze
The University of Leicester has today announced that EU, EEA and Swiss student nationals will not be required to pay increased tuition fees, which will be introduced under new Government Brexit rules.
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Crocus Sundays signal the arrival of spring alongside hedgehog display for children
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/crocus-sundays-signal-the-spring-alongside-hedgehog-display-for-children
The springtime blooming of crocuses in the Botanic Garden will this year be accompanied by the unusual sight of thousands of salt-dough hedgehogs in March.
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Archaeology
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/primary-programmes/archaeology
Learn more about the Local History Archaeology programme that we offer to primary school children.
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British Romany Project
https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/related-research/british-romany-project
This University of Leicester study was carried out by Matt Sears who was studying for a PhD in the Centre for Regional and Local History. Matt was responsible for all the historical and genealogical research.