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Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/court/chancellor
Award-winning space scientist, broadcaster and author, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE, joined the University of Leicester as Chancellor on 1 March 2023.
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If you don’t know where you’re going you’ll end up somewhere else
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2016/11/03/if-you-dont-know-where-youre-going-youll-end-up-somewhere-else/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on November 3, 2016 When I was growing up in a small farming community in the west of Ireland there weren’t many options for a teenager on a Saturday night.
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Schools are key to raising aspirations for next generation of doctors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/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.
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Literature
https://le.ac.uk/own-write/resources/literature
The literature on pauper letters and the lives of the poor has grown considerably over the last two decades. Explore literature associated with the project.
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Getting the Richard III discovery team back together 10 years on
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/richard-iii-podcast
The team behind the discovery and identification of the remains of King Richard III has reunited for a podcast series.
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Ground-breaking view of the cosmos revealed at Space Park Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/07/13/ground-breaking-view-of-the-cosmos-revealed-at-space-park-leicester/
Astounding images telling the story of a hidden universe through every phase of its cosmic history have been revealed for the first time at Space Park Leicester.
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Discovering Collections Discovering Communities
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/10/15/discovering-collections-discovering-communities/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on October 15, 2015 This week I attended the Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities conference in the impressive Lowry Centre at Salford Quays.
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Leicester team to feature on University Challenge Christmas series
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/university-challenge
As well as providing the 1963-winning team, the University of Leicester has also seen other firsts: in 1974, Sandya Narayansami became the first Indian woman to compete on the show, her team beating St John’s College, Oxford.
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Leicester scientist heads to Westminster
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/leicester-scientist-heads-to-westminster
On Tuesday 13 March, PhD student at our University Katie Raymer will be attending Voice of the Future 2018- a unique event offering young scientists and engineers the opportunity to quiz key political figures at the Houses of Parliament about science policy.
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Leicester PhD student sets her sights on success thanks to award for telescope research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/phd-student-award-telescope-research
Natasha Carr from the University of Leicester’s School of Physics and Astronomy has received the Florence and Johnstone Stoney Award from the British Federation of Women Graduates