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Researchers trial system for improved sea safety
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/researchers-trial-system-for-improved-sea-safety
Dr Nigel Bannister from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been trialling a concept for using satellite imagery to significantly improve the chances of locating ships and planes lost at sea - such as the missing Malaysian flight MH370.
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Free online course provides insights into Richard III reinterment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/free-online-course-provides-insights-into-richard-iii-reinterment
From Medieval cuisine to the War of the Roses, the third run of the free popular ‘England in the Time of King Richard III’ online course, which is launching Monday 16 February, will offer a fascinating insight into life during 15th century England in the build up to the...
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Careers launchpad for space industry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/careers-launchpad-for-space-industry
The Second Annual Space Industry Careers Fair will take place on 9 February 2015 at the National Space Centre in Leicester. More than 150 students are expected, representing 38 different Universities and education institutions across the UK.
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Research shows centuryold culture of blame still prominent today
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/research-shows-a-century-old-2018culture-of-blame2019-is-still-prominent-today
Representatives from over 20 different healthcare organisations will be convening at the University on 11 June to discuss how old patterns of patient safety and historical complaints against doctors are still being replicated in the modern welfare system – and what lessons...
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A change of scenery mankinds unprecedented transformation of Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/a-change-of-scenery-mankind2019s-unprecedented-transformation-of-earth
Human beings are pushing the planet in an entirely new direction with revolutionary implications for its life, a new study by researchers from the Department of Geology and published in The Anthropocene Review suggests.
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The Myths of King Richard III and Dracula
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/the-myths-of-king-richard-iii-and-dracula
The Shakespearian interpretation of King Richard III will be examined by a visiting Spanish academic when she visits the University next month.
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New Friends of the Botanic Garden talks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/new-friends-of-the-botanic-garden-talks
In March the Friends of the Garden begin a new series of informal talks to complement their evening winter lecture programme. These will be held on Wednesdays at the Botanic Garden, in the Knoll House.
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New exhibit to reveal latest research on Richard IIIs DNA and ancestry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/new-exhibit-to-reveal-latest-research-on-richard-iiis-dna-and-ancestry
A new exhibit at the Science Museum in London has revealed the latest scientific discoveries about the life, death and DNA of King Richard III.
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Second successful season of fieldwork for archaeology students concludes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/second-successful-season-of-fieldwork-for-archaeology-students-concludes
An archaeological project aimed at giving students hands-on experience of excavating and uncovering real historical sites has turned up a host of historical information.
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Pope Franciss appeal for Poland to welcome refugees may remain unanswered
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/2018pope-francis2019s-appeal-for-poland-to-welcome-refugees-may-remain-unanswered2019
Pope Francis’s appeal to Polish people to welcome refugees into the country and to embrace EU integration may remain unanswered, according to an expert from the Department of Politics and International Relations.