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The happy ending to the story of ambitious project to refurbish iconic Engineering Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/the-2018happy-ending2019-to-the-story-of-ambitious-project-to-refurbish-iconic-engineering-building
The Herculean task of replacing the iconic roof of one the world’s most revered pieces of 20th-century architecture has been captured on the page by the lead designer of the project.
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Arise Sir Nishan – King Charles knights University of Leicester Vice-Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/sir-nishan-king-charles-knights-university-leicester-vice-chancellor
King Charles knighted the University of Leicester’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Nishan Canagarajah, in an investiture ceremony held at Windsor Castle today (Tuesday 7 July).
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Springfest
https://le.ac.uk/springfest
Celebrate the end of the second term of the year with activities, food and competitions on campus at Leicester.
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University of Leicester students unveil Windrush mural at David Wilson Library
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/mural
Students from Leicester Law School have unveiled a mural to celebrate the Windrush Generation at David Wilson Library
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Spring 2024 newsletter
https://le.ac.uk/cls/study/patient-carer-group/newsletters/spring-2024
Dear Members of the Patient and Carer Group, I am sure like me you are longing for the warm Spring days to come soon- it has been a long wet and miserable Winter. I hope that we can all enjoy Spring and Summer when they finally arrive.
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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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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.
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DNA and family history explored in public lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/dna-and-family-history-explored-in-public-lecture
The Leicester Literary & Philosophical Society will host a lecture on the relationship between surnames and the paternally-inherited Y chromosome from Professor Mark Jobling on Monday 6 March.
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Report explores the value we place in arts and culture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/report-explores-the-value-we-place-in-arts-and-culture
Professor Mark Banks (pictured) from the Department of Media and Communication has written a report for the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s (AHRC) Cultural Value Project – a two-year project exploring how we think about the value of arts and culture to individuals...
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Research shows global warming disaster could suffocate life on planet Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/research-shows-global-warming-disaster-could-suffocate-life-on-planet-earth
Falling oxygen levels caused by global warming could be a greater threat to the survival of life on planet Earth than flooding, according to research led by Professor Sergei Petrovskii from the Department of Mathematics.