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Leicester remembers Sir Peter Hall
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-remembers-sir-peter-hall
Earlier this week, the University was saddened to hear of the death of theatre director and founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company Sir Peter Hall (pictured). Sir Peter was an honorary graduate of the University of Leicester, receiving a Doctor of Letters degree in 1977.
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Its written in the stars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/its-written-in-the-stars
Astronomers today opened one of the last remaining windows on the Universe, publishing the first full 3D census of over one billion stars in our Milky Way.
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George Oliver
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/working-with-business/entrepreneurs-in-residence/george-oliver
George Oliver is the founder of 1284. He is a PR and communications strategy consultant, a former media executive, and a trustee for Leicestershire charities which help people fulfil their potential.
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Introducing SKYLARK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/26/introducing-skylark/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 26 October 2020 The SKYLARK rocket dominates our newly-revamped foyer in the School of Physics and Astronomy. This blog post provides some of the history of Leicester’s involvement in the SKYLARK project.
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Learning
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/learning
Oral history is a great resource for learning.
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48M Research England funding provides major boost to UK space industry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/ps4-8m-research-england-funding-provides-major-boost-to-uk-space-industry
A consortium of UK universities and agencies, including Leicester, has been awarded nearly £5M from the Research England in order to fund major national initiatives to enhance research and innovation in the UK space industry.
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Research group appeals for local parents
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/parent-advisory-group
The Leicester City Football Club (LCFC) Programme of Research at the University of Leicester is seeking help to improve its work into the health of babies and young children and would like to hear from parents.
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Prestigious Japanese documentary features Leicester researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/03-nhk-documentary-genomics
Japanese broadcaster NHK will feature the University of Leicester in a documentary show ‘NHK Special’, which will focus on developments in genomics. The documentary will air on Sunday 5 May, with the show attracting audiences in Japan in excess of 10 million people.
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SMEs to benefit from new space tech accelerator
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/20-space-park-star
Space Park Leicester has been awarded a grant of just over two million pounds from the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership’s (LLEP) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to match the University of Leicester’s investment of just over £2.
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Cutting edge Nottingham company welcomes University of Leicester chemistry alumnus to its R&D team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/promethean-chemistry-alumnus
University of Leicester chemistry graduate Kale Cooke has joined a spin-out company tackling global issues associated with climate change with sustainable chemistry