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Eradicating famine in Africa gets boost through new research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/researchers-resolve-to-eradicate-famine-and-food-insecurity-in-kenya
Leicester researchers are part of an international team spearheading a Newton-Utafiti Fund project delivered by the British Council to restore food security to millions of vulnerable households in Kenya following natural disasters.
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School of English Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 4
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/page/4/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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University of Leicester joins the esteemed LBV 100 Club and strengthens strategic partnership with Leicestershire Business Voice
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicestershire-business-voice
Members of both organisations met at Brookfield House at the University of Leicester to outline areas of collaboration and focus on key developments to make progress on common priorities.
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Michael Chamberlain
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/michael-chamberlain
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Leicester internationally recognised for supporting student sport
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-internationally-recognised-for-supporting-student-sport
Innovation and demonstration of best practice has helped Leicester win a European Award for supporting student sport. The University’s Leicester Academy picked up the top prize at the European Network of Academic Sports Services event.
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Their Past Your Future 2
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/their-past-your-future-2
TPYF2 aimed to encourage the sector to use their collections to increase young people’s knowledge and understanding of the impact of war.
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Crusading in the Fifteenth Century
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/crusading-in-the-fifteenth-century
Professor Norman Housley has recently been awarded two grants by the Leverhulme Trust for research into the Crusades and their impact on Europe in the pre-Reformation period. The grants complement one another.
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New poll reveals 8 out of 10 students rate university ‘learning experience’ as most important
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/post-covid-survey
New research commissioned by the University of Leicester has revealed how post-COVID, ‘learning experience’ matters most to students (82%), followed by ‘gaining independence’ (78%), green open spaces (78%), and mental health and wellbeing (64%).
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More training required to ensure patients with Type 2 Diabetes benefit from glucose monitoring technology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/diabetes-glucose-monitoring
New research shows that Type 2 diabetic patients benefit from continuous glucose monitoring technology (CGM) to improve their care but do not receive this due to lack of training
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The crocuses have croaked
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/the-crocuses-have-croaked
For the first time, organisers of a public event to celebrate the first flowers of spring have been left with a predicament – the flowers have bloomed weeks before the event and may be largely over by the time the public showcase for Crocus Sundays is held! The success of...