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University of Leicester unveils £150m student village
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/freemens-launch
The landmark regeneration project has seen derelict halls of residence and car park transformed into a high-tech centre for teaching, working and living.
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Waugh Geography quiz
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/04/04/geographyquiz/
A geography quiz based on the novles of Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1986
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TV legend Johnny Ball gets University of Leicester staff, students and local schoolchildren thinking of numbers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/tv-legend-johnny-ball-thinking-numbers
The science and mathematics communicator visited University of Leicester to launch the NSPCC’s Number Day 2026 and joined Dr Josh Smalley, chemist and Great British Bake Off finalist, for demonstrations with schoolchildren
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The spacecraft that came before Juno
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/09/12/the-spacecraft-that-came-before-juno/
Posted by Henrik Melin in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on September 12, 2016 The Juno spacecraft is not the first to visit Jupiter – this honour goes to the Pioneer 10 spacecraft back in December of 1973.
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Book Group: Unconditional Surrender
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2015/02/11/surrender/
Posted by Barbara Cooke in Waugh and Words on February 11, 2015 The Penguin edition of Unconditional Surrender In January, a small cohort of the Book Group met to discuss the last book in Waugh’s “Sword of Honour” trilogy: Unconditional Surrender , which appeared for the...
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Donna Gooding
https://le.ac.uk/people/donna-gooding
The academic profile of Ms Donna Gooding, Associate Professor / Systemic Lead at University of Leicester
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The Dreadful Burning of the City of London
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/09/08/the-dreadful-burning-of-the-city-of-london/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on September 8, 2016 The atmosphere of London in 1666, before, as well as after, the outbreak of the Great Fire, was febrile – anti-Catholic feeling was potent and rife, portents and prophecies of terrible events...
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Tayyaba Khurram
https://le.ac.uk/people/tayyaba-khurram
The academic profile of Dr Tayyaba Khurram, IODP Technician at University of Leicester
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UoL Technician Network
https://le.ac.uk/the-technician-commitment/social
The University of Leicester Technician Network has been established to promote technician visibility, recognition and communication at the University.
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Contact us
https://le.ac.uk/history/about/contact-us
Get in touch with History at the University of Leicester.