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Medical imaging technology goes under the lens
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/medical-imaging-technology-goes-under-the-lens
A PhD student examining how space technology can be used in healthcare has been interviewed about her work.
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Research shows women who feel more at risk of crime also prefer physically dominant partners
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/research-shows-women-who-feel-more-at-risk-of-crime-also-prefer-physically-dominant-partners
Women who prefer physically formidable and dominant mates (PPFDM) tend to feel more at risk of crime regardless of the situation or risk factors present, according to researchers from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour.
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Student duo strike gold at British Universities and Colleges Sport events
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/student-duo-strike-gold-at-british-universities-and-colleges-sport-events
Two final year undergraduate students, Ryan Hunt and Lucy Hatton, have secured gold medals in their respective disciplines at two recent British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) events.
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Exhibition showcases fascinating relationship between India and Britain between 17th and 20th centuries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/exhibition-showcases-exhibition-showcases-2018fascinating-relationship2019-between-india-and-britain-between-17th-and-20th-centuries
An exhibition running at our University traces the history of the British in India from the early 17th century to the turn of the 20th.
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Ministers and Midlands universities launch £3m campaign to attract global R&D investment and drive economic growth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/investment
University of Leicester joins seventeen universities from the Midlands in launching the Invest in UK University R&D – Midlands Campaign to drive investment into the region
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Visits to Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/richard-iii-and-leicester/visits-to-leicester
Richard III visited Leicester often, both as a boy and as Duke of Gloucester. Find out about his final stay in Leicester at the Blue Boar Inn.
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University and East Midlands Chamber to partner on economic thought leadership
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/university-east-midlands-chamber
University of Leicester has joined forces with the East Midlands Chamber to develop new insights and ideas on the region’s economy.
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Students prepare for epic five-day Shakespeare Marathon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/students-prepare-for-epic-five-day-shakespeare-marathon
This spring marked the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death in 1616 and in commemoration, Leicester University Theatre (LUT) is taking on the challenge of performing the complete works of Shakespeare back-to-back, 24 hours a day from Monday 13 – Friday 17 June.
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Santander scholar on path to career in STEM
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/stemships
An engineer at the University of Leicester has become one of the first beneficiaries of a scheme designed to enhance opportunities for women in STEM.
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Partnership to equip ethnically diverse sports leaders of the future
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/sporting-equals
Leicester City’s Premier League-winning captain Wes Morgan, now part of the Premier League’s Advisory Board on ethnically diverse communities, was also on hand to meet the students, and to explain an athlete’s role in promoting diversity and inclusion.