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‘Alien weather forecast’ by Leicester scientist provides insight into distant world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/subneptune-weather
New observations of a planet surrounded by mysterious haze benefit from modelling work by a University of Leicester researcher.
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Geography at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/geography
Find out more about Geography at the University of Leicester. We research and teach across three core strands of the discipline - Human Geography, Physical Geography, and Geographic Information Science (GIS).
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University of Leicester academic among recipients of prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-academy-springboard-award
University of Leicester academic recognized among a select group of ‘exceptional’ biomedical and health researchers awarded a total of £6.6 million in funding.
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Human fingerprint on forest disturbance patterns as viewed from space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/forest-structures
A team of researchers from the UK and Europe used remote sensing data to describe the landscape structure of forest disturbances and assess how these differ across regions and under human influence
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Music and street food on offer at Leicesters new Grub Club
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/music-and-international-street-food-on-offer-at-leicester2019s-new-2018grub-club2019
Have you had a stressful day? Do you like street food and music? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, then you should check out Leicester’s brand new ‘Grub Club’- an exciting new opportunity for staff and students to combat stress with tasty treats and music...
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Museum of the Bible opens
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/museum-of-the-bible-opens
The Museum of the Bible opened today (Friday) in Washington DC. The 430,000 sq ft Museum has involved University of Leicester academic Professor Gordon Campbell.
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Using Diamond X-Rays to Explore Asteroid Surfaces
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/09/using-diamond-x-rays-to-explore-asteroid-surfaces/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 9 April 2021 In a new paper, Leicester’s Leon Hicks and colleagues used synchrotron X-rays to investigate how space weathering has altered the iron composition of samples from the Itokawa asteroid.
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Archaeology discovery day to unearth Bradgate Parks mysteries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/archaeology-discovery-day-to-unearth-bradgate-parks-mysteries
Members of the public are invited to learn about the latest archaeological discoveries being made at Leicestershire’s Bradgate Park by Leicester experts during a free family Open Day on Saturday 27 June, between 11.00am – 4.00pm.
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Postgraduate vacations and term dates
https://le.ac.uk/about/info/term-semester-dates/postgraduates
Please note that the standard published term dates are only applicable to undergraduate students. Postgraduate students, including those studying an MPhil, are not entitled to the standard published vacations. Their vacation entitlement is outlined below.
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Expert argues fishers must be empowered to control fish stocks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-argues-fisher-must-be-empowered-to-control-fish-stocks
A fisheries expert from our University is arguing that fishers must be empowered to take the lead in the management system of fish stocks. Professor Paul Hart is delivering the 2017 Buckland Lecture- with talks in England, Scotland and Norway.