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Sustainable development roadshow offers opportunities to local businesses
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/sustainable-development-roadshow-offers-opportunities-to-local-businesses
The University's School of Business will host a free, public event seeking to encourage growth in local business on Tuesday 9 May.
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Distinguished personalities to be honoured at our graduation ceremonies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/distinguished-personalities-to-be-honoured-at-our-graduation-ceremonies
As we celebrate the success of our graduating students at our summer graduation ceremonies from 11-14 July, the achievements of six distinguished individuals who have excelled in their fields will be recognised as they receive honorary degrees from our University.
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Former Congressmen to be quizzed by students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/former-congressmen-to-be-quizzed-by-students
Two former members of Congress, the national legislative body of the United States, will discuss issues surrounding the upcoming US presidential elections.
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Leicesters contribution to forensic history featured by BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester2019s-contribution-to-forensic-history-featured-by-bbc
BBC4’s new three-part documentary series exploring the history and development of forensic science includes contributions from academics at the University of Leicester, including Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys discussing his invention of DNA fingerprinting.
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University of Leicester wins Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/30-the-award
THE Award THE award win Professor Lisa Smith receives her THE Award for Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|University receives Times Higher Education Award for a pioneering kit that enables victims of sexual violence to capture DNA evidence.
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Continuing inequalities contribute to the wide variation in rates of stillbirths and neonatal deaths across the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/perinatal
The MBRRACE-UK Collaboration, jointly led by Oxford Population Health’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) and the University of Leicester’s The Infant Mortality and Morbidity Studies (TIMMS) research group, has published a ‘State of the Nation’ report on perinatal...
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South Asian Archaeology and Heritage
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar3090
Module code: AR3090 South Asia is a large and highly varied region, stretching from the mountainous kingdoms of Nepal and Bhutan in the north, to the island nations of Sri Lanka and the Maldives in the south.
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Gaza emergency fund boosted by University of Leicester students and staff
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/medrace
Students and staff from the University of Leicester have raised more than £20,000 for a charity providing medical and humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza.
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Academics celebrate Leicesters Premier League victory
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-academics-celebrate-leicesters-premier-league-victory
Academics from across the University have been celebrating Leicester City Football Club's sensational victory in the Premier League - the first time in history and making Leicester one of only six teams to win the Premier League.
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May Day: early 19th century traditions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/04/29/may-day-early-19th-century-traditions/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on April 29, 2016 Laying May branches Whilst many associate traditional celebrations of May Day with maypoles and Morris dancers, one early nineteenth century custom featured ‘Mayers’ (those included in May Day...