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Optics
https://le.ac.uk/bepicolombo/mixs/optics
The MIXS optics were designed with inspiration from a lobster’s eye. This is because instead of using lenses, like how our eyes work, it uses mirrors to reflect the light. There are lots of small channels that allow the X-rays to be reflected and focused onto the detector.
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Fellowship
https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/global-partnerships/aiou/fellowship
The University of Leicester’s International Professional Development Unit has welcomed many visiting postdoctoral fellows from a range of countries, including China, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan.
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Protecting children from war and violence
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/social-justice/protecting-children
In any society subjected to war or violence, children are the innocent victims. Even if they are not injured themselves, the experience is understandably traumatic.
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Centre approach
https://le.ac.uk/empathy/about/approach
Find out more about the approach of the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare.
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Postgraduate
https://le.ac.uk/engineering/study/postgraduate
The Department of Engineering at the University of Leicester offers an extensive range of postgraduate study courses including traditional Master of Science (MSc) courses and a Master in Engineering Management (MEM) course.
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Hate crime film recognised with two prestigious awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/hate-crime-film-recognised-with-two-prestigious-awards
An educational video produced by the University of Leicester to expose the harms of hate crime has been awarded two prestigious awards.
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Home to Joe Orton and Sue Townsend collections receives national accreditation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/archive
An archive service which holds the collections of Leicester literary greats, Joe Orton and Sue Townsend, has received approval from The National Archives.
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Calcium is key to age-related memory loss
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/09-presynaptic-calcium
Research in our Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour is offering new clues into how and why cognitive functions such as memory and learning become impaired with age.
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Student involvement in patient carer educator sessions
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/medrace-voices/takunda-nhiwatiwa
Takunda Nhiwatiwa gives a student' perspective of leading a patient educator session
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Studying as a mature student: David's story
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/undergraduate/mature-student-stories
"I can still remember filling in my personal statement and pausing only briefly to reflect on why I wanted to read archaeology at Leicester. "It was a long-standing itch that needed scratching" was how I answered that one.