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Leicester’s role in creating a better future for Earth to be highlighted during COP30 climate conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/better-future-earth-cop30-climate-conference
Space Park Leicester will host a special celebration on Wednesday 19 November with hands-on science and sustainability exhibits, Earth observation displays and demonstrations and creative and educational activities for all ages
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Zero hour contracts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/06/zero-hour-contracts/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 6, 2014 The UK Office for National Statistics has just released some initial data on the number of individuals employed on zero hours contracts.
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From Gin Lane to Westminster: politics, culture and society in the age of Walpole
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3717
Module code: HS3717/3718 Module Outline The eighteenth century is a particularly exciting period to study as it is a period of genuine transition from the early modern period, dominated by confessional politics and an agrarian economy, to the modern era of urbanisation and...
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New satellite imagery reveals impact on urban landscape in wake of tragic earthquake
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/earthquake-satellite-imagery
Earth observation scientists at University of Leicester release satellite imagery to help inform humanitarian efforts in Turkey and Syria
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Archaeological excavations at Bradgate Park uncover the home of Lady Jane Grey
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/25-archaeological-excavations-bradgate-park-fieldschool-lady-jane-grey
Archaeologists from the University of Leicester have returned to Bradgate Park for their fifth season of excavations. Aiming to uncover the hidden history of this popular attraction, the Bradgate Park Fieldschool is a five-year programme of research (2015-2019).
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Goal 15: Life on Land
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/life-on-land
The fifteenth Sustainable Development Goal is to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
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New approach provides potential vaccine and treatment for Alzheimer’s
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/tapas
A promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a team of UK and German scientists.
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Mandarin Chinese Post-beginners (Level 2)
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages/chinese/level-2
Chinese (Mandarin) course for post-beginners at Leicester University
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Spanish Upper-intermediate (Level 4)
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages/spanish/level-4
Upper-intermediate Spanish Course at Leicester University
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Italian Intermediate (Level 3)
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages/italian/italian-level-3
Intermediate Italian Course at Leicester University