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  • University equality work wins national award

    PinkNews Award Members of the team collecting their award 800|Groundbreaking work by the University of Leicester and the National Trust wins prestigious PinkNews Award.

  • The Anthropocene Leicester scientists respond to criticisms of new geological epoch

    A team of academics from our University has responded to criticisms of the proposal to formalise a new geological epoch – the Anthropocene.

  • Students awarded further funding to develop innovative mobile app

    A team from the University of Leicester has been announced as Summer of Student Innovation winners, bagging funding and support develop their edtech idea in collaboration with Jisc – a UK higher, further education and skills sectors’ not-for-profit organisation for digital...

  • Prestigious awards for University of Leicester from the Royal Astronomical Society

    Prestigious awards for University of Leicester from the Royal Astronomical Society Space|University of Leicester academics recognised for their work in planetary and space science Two University of Leicester academics, Dr Tom Stallard and Dr Nial Tanvir, both from the...

  • Dig to explore story of Castle Hill

    An ancient monument at the heart of Leicester’s Castle Hill Country Park is due to be investigated later this month as part of a community archaeological project.

  • Protesting against the Vietnam War in October 1965

    Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on October 5, 2015 Fifty years ago, in October 1965, mass demonstrations against the Vietnam War took place in the US and pacifist David J.

  • Chancellor

    Award-winning space scientist, broadcaster and author, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE, joined the University of Leicester as Chancellor on 1 March 2023.

  • Schools are key to raising aspirations for next generation of doctors

    Teachers and careers advisers are key to improving access to the medical profession for young people in some of the country’s most socially disadvantaged areas – but universities must reach out to give them the support that they need, says the new Head of our Medical School.

  • Destruction of Old St Pauls Cathedral highlights Great Fire of Londons devastating impact

    In 1666 the Great Fire of London burned its way through the city, displacing thousands of residents and destroying many buildings - including Old St Paul’s Cathedral.

  • Poll Books in Special Collections

    Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on April 22, 2015 With a General Election campaign in full swing, it seems like a good time for some blog posts about the sources we hold on the history of British parliamentary elections.

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