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Dont try this at home How to make fireworks 17thcentury style
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/dont-try-this-at-home-how-to-make-fireworks-17th-century-style
With Guy Fawkes night (5 November) and Diwali (11 November) on the horizon, the skies of Leicester will be lit up over the next few weeks by firework displays - and a rare book held within the University's Library sheds light on how 17th century fireworks were made.
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Enhancing our use of Blackboard – Ideas from the Bb Teaching and Learning Conference 2018
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/04/20/enhancing-our-use-of-blackboard-ideas-from-the-bb-teaching-and-learning-conference-2018/
Posted by Catherine Leyland in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on April 20, 2018 In this post I want to share some ideas from the Blackboard Teaching and Learning Conference I attended in Manchester last week about how we can enhance our use of...
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Our vision
https://le.ac.uk/hate-studies/our-vision
Find out how the Centre for Hate Studies transforms public awareness of hate and its associated harms through our award-winning films, animations and podcasts.
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Professor Giasemi Vavoula
https://le.ac.uk/people/giasemi-vavoula
The academic profile of Professor Giasemi Vavoula, Museum Studies, University of Leicester
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Leicester nominated for two Learning on Screen Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-nominated-for-two-learning-on-screen-awards
The University has been nominated for two awards at the 12th annual Learning On Screen Awards for its HeForShe video which pledges its commitment to the U.N.
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Summer arrives with a new season at Attenborough Arts Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/attenborough-arts-centre-summer-programme-2026
This summer brings a new range of artist-led Creative Courses and Workshops, delivered by experienced tutors and artists to share their own artistic practices with new audiences.
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University of Leicester researchers take part in parliamentary roundtable on NHS staff retention
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/parliamentary-roundtable-nhs-staff-retention
Professor Manish Pareek from the University of Leicester joins panel to share evidence to inform local and national policy
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What Sir Alec did next
https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/what-sir-alec-did-next
DNA fingerprinting is just one facet of Sir Alec's work - learn more about what has preoccupied him since his revolutionary discovery at Leicester.
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Neil Christie
https://le.ac.uk/people/neil-christie
The academic profile of Professor Neil Christie, Professor of Medieval Archaeology at University of Leicester
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Major investment planned for Students’ Union as O2 Academy era comes to an end
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/major-investment-students-union-o2-ends
The University of Leicester outlines plans to invest in the future of student spaces across the Percy Gee Building.