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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.
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New book explores life in Roman and Medieval Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/highcross-dig-book
Roman curse tablets Intriguing evidence relates to two lead curse tablets, from the town house at Vine Street, which have transformed our understanding of who lived in the Roman town and their links to the wider Empire.
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Professor JHWG Liebeschuetz
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/wolf-liebeschuetz
It is with great sadness that the family of Professor John Hugo Wolfgang Gideon Liebeschuetz announces his passing, after a brief illness, on 12 July 2022 at the age of 95. We have lost a much-loved family member, friend to many, and a highly respected scholar of history.
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Branding expert brings entrepreneurial insights to Leicester students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/branding-expert-entrepreneurial-insights-students-770
University of Leicester has appointed Mark Robinson, co-founder of Creative62, as an Entrepreneur in Residence
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Stephen Walker
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/author/sw344/
Stephen is an Educational Development Adviser with the Leicester Learning Institute and works closely with colleagues across the university to provide a range of support and training services.
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Leicester DNA research presented to House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-dna-research-presented-to-house-of-commons-science-and-technology-committee
Written evidence from the University of Leicester about the future of DNA research in the UK has been presented to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry into genomics and genome editing.
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MA dissertations 1956-2020
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/study/postgraduate/dissertations-and-theses/ma-dissertations-1956-2020
MA dissertations undertaken by our alumni between 1965 and 2020 2020 Brookes, J. Shaping Worfield: lordly avarice, neighbourhood watch or wider forces: social change in rural Shropshire, 1440-1660. Coyne, A.
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Tackling the climate crisis from space: Leicester puts quality data at the forefront of COP28 agenda
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/cop28-space-climate
Three University of Leicester experts will attend COP28 in Dubai to show the value of space technology in tackling climate change
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Plan how to get here
https://le.ac.uk/study/welcome/your-next-steps/plan-travel
Moving to the University of Leicester to start your degree? Work out how you (and your luggage) will get here.
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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.