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Zombie apocalypse would potentially wipe out humanity in just 100 days students calculate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/zombie-apocalypse-would-wipe-out-humanity-in-just-100-days-students-calculate
A real-life zombie outbreak would leave the world’s population in shambles, with less than 300 survivors remaining a mere one hundred days into the apocalypse, according to students from the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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Charlotte lands medicine place after Clearing success at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/clearing-charlotte
Charlotte Ellse didn’t let a GCSE grade hold her back when pursuing her dream of studying medicine – and thanks to Clearing at the University of Leicester, she’s well on her way to her chosen career.
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Triumphing in the face of adversity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/triumphing-in-the-face-of-adversity
Corinne’s time at the University of Leicester has, in great part, been shaped by her resilience. Beginning her degree in 2013, she faced a number of personal setbacks, but after five years of hard work and dedication, she graduates this week with her LLB.
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Lecturer clinches early career award for outstanding work in pharmacy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/scott
Sion Scott, a lecturer in behavioural medicine and lead postgraduate tutor at the University of Leicester is the winner of the Outstanding Pharmacy Early-Career Researcher Award’ (OPERA) 2024
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15m contemporary art gallery launch announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/ps1-5m-contemporary-art-gallery-launch-announced
The University has begun work to create one of the largest dedicated contemporary gallery spaces in the East Midlands, due to be completed in Autumn 2015. Work began on Monday 5 January at the Richard Attenborough Centre for the £1.5 million new gallery and courtyard.
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Pioneering treatment for Leicester heart patients has been adopted by other NHS sites
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/virtual-ward
A virtual ward to safely treat atrial fibrillation patients in Leicester is now being implemented across hospitals elsewhere in the country
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Space Lates at National Space Centre: Spaceports UK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/03/14/space-lates-at-national-space-centre-spaceports-uk/
National Space Centre's "Space Lates" (25 March, 18:00 - 21:00)
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Ray Fairbend
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/ray-fairbend
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Ray Fairbend on 18 September 2024, aged 71.
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Literary Leicester commemorates Evelyn Waugh with day of events
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/literary-leicester-commemorates-evelyn-waugh-with-day-of-events
The University's Literary Leicester festival will commemorate fifty years since the death of one of the English language’s most revered novelists, Evelyn Waugh, with a day dedicated to his life and work, curated by experts preparing an unprecedented collection of his...
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Leading human rights activist to speak on civil liberty and democratic freedom
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/leading-human-rights-activist-to-speak-on-civil-liberty-and-democratic-freedom
Leading human rights activist Shami Chakrabarti CBE will be discussing civil liberty, the importance of democratic freedom and how to prevent future acts of terrorism at a free public lecture in the Peter Williams Lecture Theatre on Wednesday 11 February 2015...