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Researchers invited to share their specialisms with the public
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/researchers-invited-to-share-their-specialisms-with-the-public
The unique Lunchtime Lecture series, where complex academic research is made accessible to members of the public through 20 minute presentations, has finished for this academic year, and will resume on 5 October 2018.
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University ProViceChancellor to speak on researchs local impact
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/university-pro-vice-chancellor-to-speak-on-research2019s-local-impact
The University of Leicester is a partner in the first TEDx Leicester event, which will include Professor Kevin Schϋrer, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise, among its speakers. TED is a non-profit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.
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New videos help mark 50th anniversary of Department of Media and Communication
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/new-videos-help-mark-50th-anniversary-of-department-of-media-and-communication
2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the University's Centre for Mass Communication Research – the first Centre of its kind studying mass communication and birthplace of the UK’s first media and communications Master’s degree.
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Medical research paper gains over 1000 citations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/medical-research-paper-gains-over-1000-citations
A key medical research paper published in 2003 led by Tim Coats MD FRCS FFAEM, Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Emergency Medicine Academic Group and Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University, has received more than 1,000 citations.
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Engineer creates open-source ventilator for COVID-19 patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/ventilator
A University of Leicester-based engineer has created an innovative new ventilator designed to help COVID-19 patients.
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Preserving the grave
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/preserving-the-grave
One problem faced by the team was, how best to preserve the grave for posterity. Under normal circumstances, the best protection is to carefully cover the archaeology with a protective membrane and rebury it.
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Space Park Leicester celebrates 10th anniversary of Gaia space observatory
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/gaia-anniversary-lecture
The University of Leicester's Professor Martin Barstow will give a special lecture commemorating the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Gaia space observatory on 14 December at 2pm at Space Park Leicester
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Hear from our PhD students
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/research-degrees/testimonials
Hear from some of our research students as they discuss their experience studying and researching with us in Archaeology and Ancient History.
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University of Leicester secures funding to preserve the Midlands’ at-risk sound archives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/sound-of-midlands-lottery-funding
University of Leicester secures National Lottery Heritage Fund backing to preserve thousands of at-risk Midlands sound recordings, safeguarding local stories, music and oral histories for future generations.
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Awards winning comedian, Francesca Martinez, reflects on her involvement in a Research Centre for Mu
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2017/02/24/awards-winning-comedian-francesca-martinez-reflects-on-her-involvement-in-a-research-centre-for-museums-and-galleries-project-exceptional-extraordinary/
Posted by Sarah Plumb in School of Museum Studies Blog on February 24, 2017 Exceptional & Extraordinary was a research project initiated by the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) at the University of Leicester which set out to stimulate public and medical...