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The outlawed Shrove Tuesday tradition of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-outlawed-shrove-tuesday-tradition-of-leicester
Shrove Tuesday – taking place this year on 28 February – often involves the flipping of savoury and sweet pancakes, but prior to 1846 the city of Leicester had its own very particular way of celebrating the event.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/bepicolombo/resources
These teaching resources were inspired by work done at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition 2019 by the BepiColombo team. These teaching aids were funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council and the UK Space Agency.
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Leicester’s Jupiter research cited on new Royal Mail set
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/05-jupiter-stamp
The latest commemorative stamps from Royal Mail celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Royal Astronomical Society. And the work of space scientists in our School of Physics and Astronomy gets a mention. Jupiter’s auroras feature on one of the £1.55 stamps.
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Karis Wainaina
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/karis-wainaina
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Big stars and a big moon to shine in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/big-stars-and-a-big-moon-to-shine-in-leicester
Museum of the Moon K3aRRq95Axw 8400|For an out-of-this-world experience in Leicester – head over to the spectacular array of events being held as part of British Science Week in March.
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Understanding teenage angst
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/understanding-teenage-angst
The way teenagers think is going to come under scrutiny at a lecture that is open to the public on Monday 30 April.
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The curse of zombie fossils
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/the-curse-of-zombie-fossils
New research has revealed how the history of life can be distorted by the ways animals decompose and lose body parts as they decay - and the ways in which decayed bodies ultimately become fossilised.
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Honorary graduates January 2018 Patrick Harris
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/honorary-graduates-january-2018-patrick-harris
Dedicated outreach worker Patrick Harris, whose work with homeless charity The Bridge stands as an exemplar of its good work, Patrick Harris was born in Leicester and grew up in Highfields along with five siblings.
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Facts and figures
https://le.ac.uk/about/info/facts-figures
The University of Leicester is a leading UK university committed to international excellence. Find out about the facts and figures that come together to show who we are.
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Student research examines how we can generate useful energy from earthquakes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/student-examines-how-we-can-generate-useful-energy-from-earthquakes
Research assistant Elliot Spender from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been featured by PhysicsWorld discussing how we could potentially harness the power of earthquakes in order to generate useful energy.