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Caring for our Special Collections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/08/06/caring-for-our-special-collections/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on August 6, 2015 Visitors to Special Collections often ask how we preserve the rare books, manuscripts and archives in our collection. Much of what we do could be described as preventative care.
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University researchers contribute to major BBC documentary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/university-of-leicester-researchers-contribute-to-major-bbc-documentary
A team from our Department of Engineering has contributed to a major upcoming BBC documentary on sound.
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Professor Alison Snape
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/council/membership/alison-snape
Professor Alison Snape is one of the elected Senate representatives on Council appointed in June 2025. Professor Snape is currently the Head of the School of Biological Sciences.
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Rolls-Royce deploy nuclear power experts to Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/rolls-royce
Dr Gary Jones, Head of Manufacturing Innovation at Rolls-Royce, said: “Our presence at Space Park Leicester is a really good opportunity for our people that are specifically working on the Space Programme to immerse themselves in all things space.
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A World Connected: Economy, Wellbeing and Sustainability since 1945
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs2329
Module code: HS2329 Why was there a population explosion, and what could be done about it? Did global living standards become more or less equal? Did western countries ‘deindustrialise’? How and why did the role of government change? This module introduces you to the...
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A World Connected: Economy, Wellbeing and Sustainability since 1945
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/hs2329
Module code: HS2329 Why was there a population explosion, and what could be done about it? Did global living standards become more or less equal? Did western countries ‘deindustrialise’? How and why did the role of government change? This module introduces you to the...
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A World Connected: Economy, Wellbeing and Sustainability since 1945
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/hs2329
Module code: HS2329 Why was there a population explosion, and what could be done about it? Did global living standards become more or less equal? Did western countries ‘deindustrialise’? How and why did the role of government change? This module introduces you to the...
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Leicester Awaits the Launch of Webb
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/01/29/leicester-awaits-the-launch-of-webb/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 29 January 2021 University of Leicester scientists and engineers are involved in a major new space telescope, the most advanced observatory every built, scheduled for launch later this year from ESA’s...
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University of Leicester appoints new Chair of Council
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/university-leicester-appoints-chair-council-neil-goulden
The University of Leicester is delighted to confirm the appointment of Neil Goulden as Chair of Council.
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Talking statues
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/talking-statues
Talking Statues was an innovative and novel project that used playwrights, actors and mobile technology to put words into the mouths of public statues.