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• Ghoulish practice of gibbeting corpses haunted public of the eighteenth century

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/ghoulish-practice-of-gibbeting-corpses-haunted-public-of-the-eighteenth-century

  Today, a typical Halloween night might include people dressing up as ghosts, ghouls and a creepy clown or two in order to frighten passers-by. But some of the disturbing practices from history might be more harrowing than a modern audience is used to encountering.

• 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.

• Leicester academics among worlds most influential

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/leicester-academics-among-2018world2019s-most-influential2019

  Two academics from our College of Life Sciences have been cited in a list of ‘the world’s most influential scientific minds’.

• Mock COP imagines climate conference with students at the negotiating table

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/mock-cop-climate-conference-students-negotiating

  Students from the University of Leicester Student Union's Sustainability Council staged their own version of COP

• Buy Nothing Day: Critical Management in Action

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2013/11/30/buy-nothing-day-critical-management-in-action/

  Posted by Jennifer Smith Maguire in School of Business Blog on November 30, 2013 On the day after Black Friday, Jennifer Smith Maguire, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Production and Consumption at the School, discusses the goals and history of ‘Buy Nothing Day’.

• University honours distinguished figures in the arts

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/university-honours-distinguished-figures-in-the-arts

  An award-winning theatrical actor and the former Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language, will be honoured at the University's Degree Ceremonies on 23 January.

• New blog from President and Vice-Chancellor

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/new-blog-from-president-and-vice-chancellor

  The University’s President and Vice-Chancellor has launched a new blog to provide a platform to communicate with the University’s key stakeholders about topical issues.

• Physics and Astronomy Blog: Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/page/17/

  Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy.

• University of Leicester extends leadership role in health and education in India

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/university-leicester-apollo-leadership-health-education-india

  The University of Leicester has built upon its leadership role in India by co-hosting the first-ever UK-India higher education summit for parents of students coming to study in the UK – and a pioneering health conference with strategic partner The Apollo Hospitals Group.

• Summer arrives with a new season at Attenborough Arts Centre 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/attenborough-arts-centre-summer-programme-2026

  This summer brings a new range of artist-led Creative Courses and Workshops, delivered by experienced tutors and artists to share their own artistic practices with new audiences.