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• Obituary: Sir Michael Atiyah

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/14-obituary-sir-michael-atiyah

  Sir Michael Atiyah, who was widely regarded as Britain’s greatest mathematician, has died aged 89. Sir Michael was Chancellor of the University of Leicester between 1995 and 2005.

• Natural Sciences at Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/natural-sciences

  The University of Leicester has over a decade's experience in delivering interdisciplinary Natural Sciences programmes. Our graduates have progressed into academic and industrial research and a range of employment opportunities.

• Fundraising students aim to soothe body mind and soul

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/fundraising-students-aim-to-soothe-body-mind-and-soul

  Leicester students will be making the campus run, jump, laugh and sing, all in aid of raising money for good causes.

• Leicester businesses invited to join fully-funded summer internship scheme

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/summer-internship

  The University of Leicester is pleased to announce the launch of a new summer internship programme, designed to boost graduate employment in the regional economy. This fully-funded internship scheme is one in a series of projects to commemorate the University’s Centenary.

• Hayabusa 2: Asteroid Samples Return this Weekend

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/12/04/hayabusa-2-asteroid-samples-return-this-weekend/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 4 December 2020 Professor John Bridges discusses the importance of the Hayabusa 2 mission, returning samples of asteroid Ryugu to Earth this weekend, in a blog for theConversation .

• Leicester celebrates Chinese New Year

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/leicester-celebrates-chinese-new-year

  The University will be celebrating Chinese New Year, and the incoming year of the dog, with an array of activities and performances this Friday 16 February. Chinese New Year marks the start of the lunar New Year.

• Music scholarships awarded to talented students

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/11-music-scholarships

  Attenborough Arts Centre is proud to support University of Leicester students through the Alumni and Philharmonia Scholarship scheme.

• Crocus Sundays at the Botanic Garden

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/11-crocus-sundays

  On 23 February and 1 March the public are invited to visit our Botanic Garden in Oadby for the annual ‘Crocus Sundays’ display of spring flowers. At this time of year the Botanic Garden, one of Leicester’s hidden gems, presents a magnificent spectacle.

• Olive Banks (1923-2006)

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women/olive-banks

  “Any attempt to raise feminist arguments was met with indifference if not outright hostility, and the paucity of women academics in general increased my feeling of isolation.

• 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.