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Jennifer Francis announced as Vice-Chair of Attenborough Arts Centre Advisory Board
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/jennifer-francis
Acclaimed museums brand and marketing strategist, Jennifer Francis has been appointed as Vice-Chair of Attenborough Arts Centre's Advisory Board.
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University of Leicester and NHS experts lead health equity debate at the Labour Conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/labour
Experts from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester travelled to the Labour Party Conference to advise policymakers on how to tackle the UK’s health inequalities.
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Science Minister praises Leicesters leading position in space science and pledges to visit University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/science-minister-praises-leicesters-leading-position-in-space-science-and-pledges-to-visit-university
The Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Sam Gyimah, has spoken of ‘Leicester’s leading position in space research and science research’ and pledged to visit the University during a debate on Space Policy in the House of Commons.
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Leicester celebrates International Womens Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-celebrates-international-womens-day-1
The University has organised a series of free events to mark International Women’s Day, which this year falls on Wednesday 8 March 2017.
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University of Leicester-led training centre to fuse AI into metals industry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/digital-metal
New £18 million Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Digital Transformation of Metals Industry (DigitalMetal) funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), who announced £7m funding today, five partner universities (Birmingham,...
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Dr Richard Buckley OBE
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/meet-the-team/richard-buckley
See more about Richard Buckley's background before he started working on the Richard III project.
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Space scientist receives prestigious award from Royal Astronomical Society
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/space-scientist-receives-prestigious-award-from-royal-astronomical-society
Professor Emma Bunce (pictured) from our Department of Physics and Astronomy has received a prestigious award from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for her outstanding research into the physics of the gas giant planet magnetospheres of Jupiter and Saturn.
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Italian astronaut to share experiences of historic missions at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/walter-villadei-talk-770
Colonel Walter Villadei to speak at University of Leicester’s £100 million science and innovation park on Tuesday, February 11 at 3pm
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University of Leicester appoints Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Professional Services)
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/dvc-professional-services
The University of Leicester has appointed a new Deputy Vice-Chancellor to lead the Professional Services teams at the University.
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UCEA announces Professor Nishan Canagarajah as new chair
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/ucea-announces-professor-nishan-canagarajah-chair
University of Leicester Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nishan Canagarajah, has been appointed chair of the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA).