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Student radio host a 69 hour broadcast for charity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/student-radio-host-a-69-hour-broadcast-for-charity
The University’s student radio LUSH has undertaken an extensive 69-hour radio broadcast over the last weekend in February in aid of Sport Relief.
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Film screening to explore post-prison lives of wrongly convicted individuals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/film-screening-to-explore-post-prison-lives-of-wrongly-convicted-individuals
For its inaugural screening Reel Law, Leicester Law School’s film club, is holding a free public screening of BBC documentary ‘Fallout’ and a panel discussion with the film’s director and two of the featured exonerated prisoners.
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Anthony Pither
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/anthony-pither
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Anthony Pither, the University’s last Director of Music.
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Almost half of NHS workers surveyed have left their role or are considering it
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/nhs-attrition
A significant number of healthcare workers have either left their job or considered changing it because they feel undervalued or have experienced discrimination according to a new study led by the University of Leicester in collaboration with University College London (UCL).
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Managing performance at work: Research shows regular feedback an essential criteria for successful a
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/04/04/managing-performance-at-work-research-shows-regular-feedback-an-essential-criteria-for-successful-appraisal-systems/
Posted by Stephen Wood in School of Business Blog on April 4, 2018 I n this blog Professor Stephen Wood talks about his research on performance appraisal and how a successful system of appraisal depends on frequent feedback and good standard setting.
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Leicester geologist to present rock-licking trick for Hallowe’en treat at Royal Institution
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/geologist-rock-licking-halloween-royal-institution
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz joins panel at the Royal Institution on 31 October with other winners of Ig Nobel Prizes to explain their winning work for a public audience
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The Story of Pulque Part 2: A Tangle of Origins – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/03/18/the-story-of-pulque-part-2-a-tangle-of-origins/
Overview of different pre-Columbian narratives about the origins or discovery of pulque, and the various political, historical, and cultural roles these narratives served particularly for the Mexica (Aztecs)
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New guide to Old Towns legal past
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/new-guide-to-old-town2019s-legal-past
Students from our University have created a new city guide. The legal history of one of the oldest areas of Leicester has been brought to life in a new audio tour.
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University of Leicester lecturer wins Global Space Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/lecturer-global-space-award
Dr Beatriz Sanchez-Cano recognised for her leadership of the Mars Magnetosphere Atmosphere Ionosphere and Space-weather Science (M-MATTISSE) mission
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Benedict Cumberbatch relives Richard III reinterment in new interview
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/benedict-cumberbatch-relives-richard-iii-reinterment
Benedict Cumberbatch has described the moment he received an email from the University advising him he was related to King Richard III.