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First delivery to our University of high-tech glass plates to be used to discover the birth of new black holes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/first-delivery-to-our-university-of-high-tech-glass-plates-to-be-used-to-discover-the-birth-of-new-black-holes
Our University is providing a new type of X-ray mirror to the French space agency, CNES, for the Chinese-French satellite ‘SVOM’ which is designed to discover and study Gamma-Ray Bursts from newly formed black holes.
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Students lightbulb moment helps capture stunning images at supersonic speeds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/student2019s-lightbulb-moment-helps-capture-stunning-images-at-supersonic-speeds
A Leicester Engineering student has taken his handyman skills to a new level by repairing a piece of legacy teaching equipment using materials sourced at his local DIY store.
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Managing Resources in the Museum
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mu7506
Module code: MU7506 Module Outline Museums are made up of a number of resources. These include people, infrastructures and collections and associated information. This module explores how these resources are acquired – and how and why they are maintained and developed.
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£5 million grant for health science PhD students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/16-wellcome-grant
The University of Leicester has been awarded a Wellcome Trust grant of over £5 million. The grant will enable the University to support 40 genomic epidemiology and public health genomics PhD students beginning in the 2020/21 academic year.
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Lesley Davis
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/lesley-davis
We have learned, with deep sadness, of the death of Lesley Davis, a much-loved and respected member of the Library Services team, who passed away on 6 January 2025. The funeral will take place at Loughborough Crematorium on Thursday 30 January at 4.30pm.
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Wellcome Trust open access policy
https://le.ac.uk/library/research-support/open-research/funder-open-access-policies/wellcome-trust
Wellcome Trust open access policy
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 14 27 May
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-14-27-may
Professor Steven Brown from the School of Management has written a piece for Germany's The European Magazine about how a “memory boom” has left Europe littered with monuments - so much so that when we’re not actively protesting them, we look right past...
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Psychology of Coaching MSc by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/psychology-of-coaching-msc-dl/2025
Get an introduction into the psychological theories that underpin coaching practice.
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New £2.9 million project to develop rehabilitation programme for people with multiple long-term conditions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/perform
Researchers in Leicester are developing a new programme to provide exercise-based rehabilitation to people living with multiple long-term health conditions.
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Leicester professors urge NHS to tackle diabetes before its too late
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/leicester-professors-urge-nhs-to-tackle-diabetes-201cbefore-it2019s-too-late201d
Two leading Leicester professors have urged the NHS to take action on the type 2 diabetes “ticking time bomb”.