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• Is working overtime bad for you? Some interesting evidence from Higher education.

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/24/is-working-overtime-bad-for-you-some-interesting-evidence-from-higher-education/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2019 This article mentioned in  the Times Higher  last week had the headline Do some overtime (but not too much) It is based on this article: Fontinha, R., Easton, S., & Van Laar, D.

• Videos highlight Leicesters leading space expertise

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/videos-highlight-leicesters-leading-space-expertise-at-great-festival

  Leicester’s leading expertise in cutting-edge space research has been showcased in a series of videos captured during the GREAT Festival of Innovation in Hong Kong, which is organised by the UK’s Department for International Trade and took place in March of this year.

• UK climate instruments to measure fluctuations in greenhouse gas levels

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/uk-climate-instruments-hitch-a-ride-on-nasa2019s-global-hawk

  Two cutting-edge science instruments developed by UK researchers have taken to the skies aboard NASA’s Global Hawk research aircraft for the first time.

• Leicester expert provides research to House of Commons on homophobia in sport

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-expert-provides-research-to-house-of-commons-on-homophobia-in-sport

  A University expert from the Department of Media, Communications and Sociology has given evidence to a House of Commons Select Committee as part of efforts to address homophobia in sport.

• New research highlights how environment plays key role in changing movement behaviour of animals

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/new-research-highlights-how-environment-plays-key-role-in-changing-movement-behaviour-of-animals

  Researchers from our Department of Mathematics have developed a theory which explains how small animals, such as bats, insects and birds, adjust their movement behaviour based on cues within their environment.

• Student musicians conductor and composer feature in free concert at De Montfort Hall

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/student-musicians-conductor-and-composer-feature-in-free-concert-at-de-montfort-hall

  A free classical morning concert this Saturday 12 March features not only talented student musicians from the University of Leicester but also a student conductor and the premiere of a Leicestershire-themed piece by a student composer, showcasing the range of talent to be...

• Sexual misconduct and harassment policy

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-11/sr11-appendix-1

  This is the current version of the policy, valid since 4 December 2025. The previous version has been archived. Introduction 1. Content advisory: this policy contains descriptions of non-consensual sexual acts which some may find distressing.

• Arthur Edward Davis (1882-1916)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/11/02/arthur-edward-davis-1882-1916/

  Arthur Edward Davis was educated at Mill Hill School, London. He became a cricketer of distinction and played for Leicestershire. In the great War he joined as a Private the 11th Royal Fusiliers and served in France, where he was killed in 1916.

• Physics and Astronomy June 2021 Digest

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/07/01/physics-and-astronomy-june-2021-digest/

  With exams now behind us, and hopefully a pleasant summer ahead, the Physics Community Team want to share some of the recent highlights from the news blog in May and June 2021.

• Universities recognised nationally for pioneering research-to-start up accelerator

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/universities-recognised-research-to-start-up-accelerator

  University of Leicester, De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) and Loughborough University in partnership with Leicester Start-Ups are up for an award for their VentureVersity programme