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  • Matter detected falling into a black hole at 30 percent of the speed of light

    A team of astronomers led by our Department of Physics and Astronomy report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the speed of light, located in the a distant galaxy.

  • Space power: Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Shock Test Success

    The University of Leicester 's Space Nuclear Power group has put their Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator through a shock test to prepare it for the harsh environment of a launch or planetary surface landing

  • Leicester receives major award for leading role in new space science mission SMILE

    UK academic institutions including our University will lead an international solar-terrestrial and space weather mission, taking on the development of a major science instrument thanks to funding from the UK Space Agency.

  • Victorian games and 19th century school life showcased at new exhibition

    A new exhibition exploring the lives of Victorian schoolchildren – including the games that they played and their classroom experiences – is on display at our University in the Library's Special Collections until 7 July.

  • Training apprentices: do small firms do it better?

    Posted by Dan Bishop in School of Business Blog on October 8, 2014 Dan Bishop, Lecturer in Employment Studies at the School, challenges the ‘large firm’ paradigm on which apprenticeship-oriented politics has conventionally been based Apprenticeships and small businesses have...

  • Leicester Peace Talks: Public lecture on post-WW2 migration experiences

    A public lecture at the University of Leicester on 6 November will explore how Government policies around immigration from the Caribbean have affected individuals.

  • Working at home is ‘a double-edged sword’, new research reveals

    New research conducted by academics at the Universities of Leicester and Exeter has revealed how working at home can be ‘a double-edged sword’.

  • Asteroid fragments narrow down timeframe for giant planets’ current orbits

    University of Leicester-led study suggests that the orbital instability of the giant planets happened between 60-100 million years after the beginning of the Solar System, with evidence found in meteorites linked to asteroid believed to be remains of a destroyed planetesimal

  • Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Science and Engineering

    Find out more about our Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Science and Engineering.

  • UKs largest ever investment into groundbreaking health research

    Leicester’s hospitals and the Universities of Leicester and Loughborough are set to receive funding of £11m from the Government to make world-leading medical breakthroughs, as part of a record package of research funding announced today by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

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