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• Rugby star’s inspirational journey from training ground catastrophe sees him honoured by the University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/matt-hampson

  A former Leicester Tigers rugby player who was paralysed in an England U21 training session has been honoured by the University of Leicester for helping others who have suffered similar catastrophic injuries through sport.

• corinnefowler

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/author/csf11/

  I am a Senior Lecturer in Postcolonial Literature in the School of English and Director of the Centre for New Writing. I direct the Grassroutes: Contemporary Leicestershire Writing project and am Co-Investigator on an AHRC-funded project called Affective Digital Histories.

• Former Universities and Science Minister David Willetts in panel debate

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/former-universities-and-science-minister-david-willetts-in-panel-debate

  Former Universities and Science Minister David Willetts, who is an honorary graduate of our University and delivered the inaugural Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture, is to return to campus to celebrate the official launch of his latest book, A University Education.

• Space images confirm England’s drought areas correlate with high land surface temperatures

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/space-drought-images

  Earth Observation (EO) experts from the University of Leicester have highlighted the correlation between land surface temperatures and drought-affected areas of the United Kingdom using data captured from space.

• University historian drives successful campaign for Leicestershire flag

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/leicestershire-flag

  Professor Shipley formed the idea of establishing a flag for Leicestershire in 2014, when he noticed that around half of England’s 39 historic counties had adopted flags in the previous decade or so, and that soon Leicestershire would be one of the few without one.

• Scientists chase colliding black holes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/scientists-chase-colliding-black-holes

  Leicester scientists have revealed today they have been involved in the search of the distant universe for the counterpart to a second Gravitational Wave source.

• Social life

  https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/accommodation/life-in-halls/social-life

  When you live in halls, you'll become part of a thriving student community where playing and relaxing is as important as working. There's also a packed schedule of free events.

• People

  https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/wellcome-trust-dtp/people

  Programme leadership team Martin Tobin Programme Director and Theme 2 Lead As the first person in my family to go to university, I found Leicester Medical School to be a diverse, welcoming and caring environment.

• Alex Whitfield: 'Learning in Living Knowledge'

  https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/graduate-profiles/alex-whitfield

  Museum Studies graduate Alex Whitfield discusses her life and career after graduating from Leicester with a Masters and a PhD.

• Leicester is top in the country for student affordability

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-is-top-in-the-country-for-student-affordability

  Leicester has been identified as the cheapest UK city for students – this is the third survey this year that has placed Leicester in the UK top 10.