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Scientists suggest significant scale of human impact on planet has changed course of Earths history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/scientists-suggest-significant-scale-of-human-impact-on-planet-has-changed-course-of-earth2019s-history
The significant scale of human impact on our planet has changed the course of Earth history, an international team of scientists led by our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment has suggested.
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The Anthropocene Leicester scientists respond to criticisms of new geological epoch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/the-anthropocene-leicester-scientists-respond-to-criticisms-of-new-geological-epoch
A team of academics from our University has responded to criticisms of the proposal to formalise a new geological epoch – the Anthropocene.
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Leicester celebrates International Womens Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-celebrates-international-womens-day-1
The University has organised a series of free events to mark International Women’s Day, which this year falls on Wednesday 8 March 2017.
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Booker Prize-winner to join Literary Leicester Festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/literary-leicester
Booker Prize-winner Marlon James will be headlining the revival of the Literary Leicester Festival.
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Professor Corinne Fowler releases new book Our Island Stories: Country Walks through Colonial Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/colonial-countryside
University of Leicester’s Professor Corinne Fowler has released a new book published by Penguin exploring Great Britain’s countryside and its links to colonialism.
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University programme recognised for work helping Leicestershire businesses reach Net Zero
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/green-gowns
A University of Leicester programme has been commended by the Higher Education sector’s most prestigious awards for sustainability in the UK.
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Law lecturer cited in “the most important animal-rights case of the 21st century”
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/elephant-law-case
University of Leicester legal expert, Dr Joe Wills, has been cited in what The Atlantic described as “the most important animal-rights case of the 21st century”.
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New guidance for filmmakers on how to represent people with disabilities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/disabilities-in-media
A recent PhD from the University of Leicester has called on the film industry to better represent people with disabilities on the big screen.
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Student wellbeing campaign nominated for second national award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/student-wellbeing-campaign-nominated-for-second-national-award
Our Sport and Active Life team’s commitment to making a difference has been recognised at a national level with a British University & Colleges Sport (BUCS) award nomination for their Be the Influence campaign.
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Leicester scientists help to drive technological revolution in developing electric vehicles
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-scientists-help-to-drive-technological-revolution-in-developing-electric-vehicles
Two academics from our University are part of a consortium that has received over £9 million for a project that will determine the ways in which spent lithium batteries can be recycled.