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• The Rock Cycle – Our Dynamic Earth

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gl1101

  Module code: GL1101 Earth is a dynamic planet. The constituents of its various layers are in motion and subject to continuous changes with numerous interconnected and interdependent components. Earth’s rocks are forced to change as they encounter new environments.

• Showcasing the First JWST Observations of Jupiter

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/08/23/showcasing-the-first-jwst-observations-of-jupiter/

  Scientists who revealed stunning views of Jupiter with the new £10 billion James Webb Space Telescope talk to the BBC Sky at Night about their hopes that more planets will soon give up their secrets

• Tony Gershlick

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/tony-gershlick

  It is with deep sadness we announce that the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) have lost a talented, dedicated and much loved colleague to COVID-19.

• I will always have a place in my heart for Leicester its academic influence and personal impact on how much I now believe in myself

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/201ci-will-always-have-a-place-in-my-heart-for-leicester-its-academic-influence-and-personal-impact-on-how-much-i-now-believe-in-myself201d

  When it comes to making the most of your opportunities as a student, Eleanor Ferguson has done just that. This week, Eleanor will be graduating with a BA in History, but a degree isn’t the only thing that she will be taking away from her time at Leicester.

• Diabetes professor from Leicester presented with CBE

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/kamlesh-obe

  A GP from Leicester who is recognised as the world’s leading diabetes researcher has been presented with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

• Leicester to lead Royal Astronomical Society livestream of Uranus

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/uranus-live

  Astronomers and planetary scientists from the University of Leicester are to lead dedicated livestream observations of Uranus in partnership with the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) to bring live imagery of the planet to the public in the UK and around the world.

• Expert comment UK Government must end uncertainty for Gibraltars people after Brexit

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/expert-comment-uk-government-must-end-uncertainty-for-gibraltar2019s-people-after-brexit

  University of Leicester academic, Dr Chris Grocott, has called on the Government to provide certainty on their plans for Gibraltar following Brexit.

• University of Leicester astronomers help James Webb Space Telescope glean new insights from distant world

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/jwst

  • A NASA-coordinated study has today revealed the early origins of a planet 700 light years away • Astronomers from the University of Leicester contributed to research that used the famous James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to investigate the atmosphere of distant planet...

• The Knowledge ‘versus’ Skills Debate, Part 1: forgetting what we know about knowledge.

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/05/24/the-knowledge-versus-skills-debate-part-1-forgetting-what-we-know-about-knowledge/

  Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on May 24, 2018 One of the many poorly-framed, point-missing ‘debates’ that regularly plague contemporary education goes something like this: ‘should education be focused primarily on...

• Sir David and Michael Attenborough officially open Centenary Square

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/14-sir-david-attenborough-officially-opens-centenary-square

  On Sunday 11 November 2018, hundreds of students, staff, alumni and members of the community joined Sir David Attenborough and his nephew Michael Attenborough on campus to pay their respects to those from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland who made sacrifices during the...