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Professor Vincent Newey (1943–2020)
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/vincent-newey
Professor Philip Shaw writes: It is with deep sadness that I share the news that Vincent Newey, our colleague, friend and former Head of Department, has passed away.
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City Council and University of Leicester support Leicester businesses in becoming more sustainable
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/18-sustainable-business-support
Businesses in Leicester are being offered a range of support to become more sustainable by Leicester City Council and the University of Leicester’s Innovation Hub.
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The sky’s the limit for students thanks to University partnership with Leicestershire Aero Club
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/sky-limit-students-partnership-leicestershire-aero-club
First students have undergone flight training as part of a new Flight Test Course from School of Engineering , who have established a partnership with Leicestershire Aero Club to support training
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Leicester researchers aim to tackle worldwide type 2 diabetes epidemic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/24-leicester-researchers-aim-to-tackle-worldwide-type-2-diabetes-epidemic
A team from the Leicester Diabetes Centre has just returned after travelling to Mozambique with colleagues from Geneva and Malawi to discuss potentially rolling out an education programme in those two countries.
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Webinars with Blackboard Collaborate
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/teaching/webinars
Virtual classrooms, otherwise known as webinars, are a great way of teaching from a distance.
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Weight re-gained after weight loss results in less muscle, more fat, study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/overweight
A Leicester study that measured the fat mass and fat-free (muscle) mass of dieters suggests that weight loss followed by weight regain has a negative impact on muscle mass.
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NASA astronaut to unveil ambitious plans for humanity’s return to the moon to Leicester audience
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/stanley-love-talk
NASA astronaut and planetary scientist Dr Stanley Love will give an exclusive Space Park Conversations talk on Friday 1 March, 2024 at 3.30pm
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A Cartoon Paints a Thousand Words: An Interview with Yemi
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/covid-in-cartoons/2021/12/28/a-cartoon-paints-a-thousand-words-an-interview-with-yemi/
Political cartoonist Yemi (Ethiopia) is interviewed by Shout Out UK Young Writer Callum Hill.
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Unveiling Women’s History at the University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2019/01/03/unveiling-womens-history-at-the-university-of-leicester/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on January 3, 2019 About the University of Leicester Established in 1921 as a memorial to those who served in the First World War, Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland College had humble origins.
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#SocialHistoryAssociationAnnualConference2016. By Emma Battell Lowman
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/04/19/socialhistoryassociationannualconference2016/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on April 19, 2016 In late March 2016, the Social History Association (SHA) met for its annual conference .