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New portrait of Sir David Attenborough revealed in city
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/new-portrait-of-sir-david-attenborough-revealed-in-city
A stunning new portrait of Leicester honorary graduate and Distinguished Honorary Fellow Sir David Attenborough at Leicester’s New Walk Museum has been revealed by the man himself.
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Doctoral College Week, 18-22 March 2019
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/11-doctoral-college-week
People viewing images in a gallery|The University of Leicester’s postgraduate research students, early career researchers and research staff will be celebrated in a range of events as part of Doctoral College Week (#dcweek), from 18-22 March 2019.
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Researcher receives top award for work on meteorites and Martian geology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/researcher-award-meteorites-mars-geology
PhD student Francesca Willcocks' research has included the Winchcombe meteorite, the exploration of Gale Crater by NASA’s Curiosity Rover and preparations for Mars Sample Return
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Peatlands will store more carbon as planet warms, study suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/peatlands-will-store-more-carbon-as-planet-warms-study-suggests
Peatlands will store more carbon as planet warms, study suggests Photograph of a peat field|Leicester scientist part of international study into effects of global warming on peatlands Global warming will cause peatlands to absorb more carbon – but the effect will weaken as...
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Friends and supporters of the Centre
https://le.ac.uk/stanley-burton/about/friends-supporters
The Stanley Burton Centre relies on gifts in order to continue our work, expand our resources and support our students. Find out how you can support the Centre and what your donations will contribute towards.
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International postgraduate students
https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/research-degrees/international-postgraduate
Geology at the University of Leicester has a thriving community of graduate students from the UK and overseas. If you are an international student considering campus-based graduate courses in Geology, find out more about our research degrees and how to apply.
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Workshops led by Tribe Sankofa
https://le.ac.uk/anglophone-caribbean/outputs/tribe-sankofa-workshops
Description of youth performing arts workshops led by Tribe Sankofa for the AHRC-funded collaborative project 'Representing Gender-Based Violence: Literature, Performance and Activism in the Anglophone Caribbean'.
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The sting of the bling
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/sustainable-metal-extraction
Experts Professor Gawen Jenkin and Dr Dan Smith explain the importance of pursuing sustainable methods of metal extraction in order to tackle climate change.
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Video gallery of the Attenboroughs at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/attenboroughs/video-gallery
View the University of Leicester’s video gallery of Sir David Attenborough, Lord Richard Attenborough and Michael Attenborough OBE
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Archaeological detectives discover secret square beneath worldfamous Avebury stone circle
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/archaeological-detectives-discover-2018secret-square2019-beneath-world-famous-avebury-stone-circle
Archaeologists have found a striking and apparently unique square monument beneath the world famous Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire.