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• May Day early 19th century traditions

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/may-day-early-19th-century-traditions

  This article, written by Sarah Wood, was originally written for the Special Collections blog here Whilst many associate traditional celebrations of May Day with may poles and morris dancers, the University's Special Collections archive has been...

• Partnership could see Malaysian college graduates progress to University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/malaysian-college-graduates-progress-university-leicester

  The University of Leicester has embarked on a new international partnership, by signing an agreement with a Malaysian college.

• Launch of telescope for detecting optical signals from gravitational waves

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/launch-of-telescope-for-detecting-optical-signals-from-gravitational-waves

  A state-of-the-art telescope for detecting optical signatures of gravitational waves - built and operated by an international research collaboration, led by the Universities of Warwick and Monash - has been officially launched.

• Successful Arctic expedition establishes new instrument for monitoring climate change

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/arctic-expedition-instrument-monitoring-climate-change

  Team from the University of Leicester’s Surface Temperature Group has returned from the Arctic Circle after establishing a validation station on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard

• Transforming space exploration

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/transforming-space-exploration

  Our University is spearheading the development of new power generation technologies for space exploration as part of a European Space Agency funded programme.

• Improving diagnosis of the causes of heart failure

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/improving-diagnosis-of-the-causes-of-heart-failure

  A new study that could prevent missed or wrongful diagnosis of the underlying cause of heart failure has been funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

• University Professor receives Lifetime Achievement award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/university-professor-receives-lifetime-achievement-award

  Professor Tony Gershlick (pictured), Honorary Professor of Interventional Cardiology at our University and Consultant Cardiologist at Leicester’s Hospitals has been awarded the inaugural British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS) Lifetime Achievement Career Award for...

• First time mothers needed for pre-eclampsia study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/first-time-mothers-needed-for-pre-eclampsia-study

  Leicester researchers are looking at why women who suffer from a dangerous condition during pregnancy are at greater risk of stroke or heart disease in later life.

• Pioneering technique could unlock targeted treatments for cancer

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/hdac-cancer

  Leicester researchers have described application of a pioneering chemical technique which could unlock ground-breaking new treatments for cancer and other diseases.

• Collections development strategy (Archives and Special Collections)

  https://le.ac.uk/library/about/policies/special-collections-strategy

  Introduction The University Library’s Archives and Special Collections contains archives, manuscripts and rare books owned by or loaned to the University of Leicester.