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                    Reframing difference and disabilityhttps://le.ac.uk/rcmg/reframing-difference-and-disability Collaborative research projects about societal attitudes towards disability and difference. 
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                    Vaccines for school and collegeshttps://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/microbial-sciences/vaccines/school-and-colleges We use vaccines to build up immunity to dangerous, disease-causing pathogens. Learn more about vaccines on The University of Leicester website. 
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                    White Dwarfshttps://le.ac.uk/physics/research/astrophysics/white-dwarfs White dwarfs are the end products of the life cycles of more than 90% of all stars. This makes them important laboratories for studying stellar evolution and the behaviour of matter at extremes of temperature and density. 
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                    MIRI on the right tracks at NASA Johnsonhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/miri-on-the-right-tracks-at-nasa-johnson UK scientists and engineers – including colleagues from our University - are celebrating following the confirmation that their instrument has performed very well during the cryogenic testing for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at NASA Johnson Space Flight Center in... 
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                    University of Leicester space scientists celebrate success for Gaiahttps://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/university-of-leicester-space-scientists-celebrate-success-for-gaia University of Leicester space scientists are celebrating success after the Gaia project, which aims to create a highly accurate 3D map of our galaxy, picked up two prestigious awards for best Space Achievement and best Space Industry/Project Team. 
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                    Podcastshttps://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/digital-culture/podcasts Explore some our research by listening to a series of podcasts researched, written and presented by Institute Research Fellow, Dr Sophie Frost. 
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                    Paralympic Gold for Leicester sports scholarhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/nick-cummins-paralympics-gold University of Leicester History PhD student and sports scholar Nick Cummins has won Gold as part of Great Britain’s Wheelchair Rugby squad at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. 
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                    Alumni Association Committeehttps://le.ac.uk/alumni/get-involved/alumni-association The Standing Committee is a channel of communication between the University and the Alumni Association. Members of the Alumni Association take an active role in helping to arrange and host events. 
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                    Renie Lewishttps://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/renie-lewis We have learned with great sadness of the death of Renie Lewis, a former colleague in the Politics Department, who passed away after a short illness on 27 March 2023. 
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                    Aircraft keep tabs on the Amazons rising methane levelshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/greenhouse-gas-monitoring-aircraft-keep-tabs-on-the-amazon2019s-rising-methane-levels Research led by the National Centre of Earth Observation is going to new heights in the atmosphere to get a better handle on methane emitted from wetlands in the Amazon.