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A-Level students apply passion for science to improve efficiency of aircraft and wind turbines
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/a-level-students-apply-passion-for-science-to-improve-efficiency-of-aircrafts-and-wind-turbines
“I can now see more clearly how my STEM subject A-level choice can add real value to other fields, such as aerodynamics and engineering” – Sabika Talented A-level students with a passion for science have applied their understanding of chemistry and electronics to improve our...
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Almost there now, University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/06/17/almost-there-now/
Exploring the uniqueness of Juno's polar orbit around Jupiter.
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UK plays leading role as landmark mission launches to unlock secrets of Earth’s magnetic shield
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/landmark-mission-launches-earth-magnetic-shield-smile
SMILE launches to provide first complete picture of how Earth’s magnetic field responds to the solar wind, improving predictions of solar storms that disrupt GPS, communications and power grids.
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University of Leicester historian celebrates double book prize win
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/anderson
Clare Anderson, Professor of History and Director of the Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies, has won the Social History Society Book Prize 2024 and the Australian Historical Association’s biennial Kay Daniels Award 2024, for her book Convicts: A Global History.
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Christian De Vito: Page 2
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/author/cdv8/page/2/
I am research associate on the Carceral Archipelago project, focusing on convict circulation in the late-colonial and post-colonial Latin America. And I am honorary fellow at the International Institute of Social History (Amsterdam).
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University joins national group dedicated to tackling world health issues
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/biofilm-research-disease-resistance
The University of Leicester has joined a consortium of research institutes dedicated to tackling disease, climate change and food security
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George Davies Centre
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/george-davis
Completed in September 2016, our state-of-the-art George Davies Centre combines world-leading medical research and education under our solar-panelled roof.
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Cartooning in South Africa: Jonathan Zapiro on the Post-Apartheid ‘Rainbow Nation’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/covid-in-cartoons/2022/01/11/cartooning-south-africa-jonathan-zapiro-post-apartheid-rainbow-nation/
Political cartoonist Jonathan Zapiro (South Africa) is interviewed by Shout Out UK Young Writer Laura Brick.
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What did we ‘discover’ at our conference on 29 June
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/07/07/what-did-we-discover-at-conference-on-29-june/
Posted by Frances Deepwell in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on July 7, 2016 Chairing a successful conference on learning and teaching in my first six months at the University, while I’m still becoming familiar with custom and practice...
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Indonesian peat fire carbon emissions vary considerably based on fire type study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/indonesian-peat-fire-carbon-emissions-vary-considerably-based-on-fire-type-study-shows
Carbon emissions caused by burning tropical peatlands in Indonesia vary considerably depending on if the fires are initial or recurrent, according to new research co-authored by Professor Susan Page and Dr Kevin Tansey from the Department of Geography.