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Drugs legislation requires review, says academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/drugs-misuse-scarman-lecture
The main piece of legislation used to combat illegal drug use in the UK is no longer fit for purpose, according to a leading criminologist at the University of Leicester.
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Medical student takes part in The One Show’s Rickshaw Challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/26-medical-student-takes-part-in-rickshaw-challenge
Phoebe Avbulimen with Matt Baker doing the rickshaw challenge 1900|University of Leicester medical student Phoebe Avbulimen completes the Rickshaw Challenge for Children in Need On Friday 16 November 2018, University of Leicester medical student Phoebe Avbulimen,...
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Simran Kalra
https://le.ac.uk/people/simran-kalra
The academic profile of Dr Simran Kalra, Lecturer at University of Leicester
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Attenborough Arts announces new partnership with the British Museum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/aac-british-museum
The University of Leicester’s Attenborough Arts Centre has been named today as one of the British Museum’s key cultural partners for 2021, and will be collaborating on a new innovative national programme for young people named Where we are… Working in partnership with...
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Breakthrough molecular movie reveals DNA’s unzipping mechanism with implications for viral and cancer treatments
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/dna-helix-microscopy-cancer
Scientists at the University of Leicester have captured the first detailed “molecular movie” showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level
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June Book Group: A Handful of Dust
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/06/16/handfulofdust/
Summary of the Waugh Book Groups discussion of A Handful of Dust in June 2014.
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Big Antiquity
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/big-antiquity
Learn more about Archaeology and Ancient History at Leicester's Big Antiquity research theme, with key research projects including Ancient Akrotiri Project, The Birth of Greek Culture, In the Footsteps of Caesar, Roman Knossos, and The Trans-Sahara Project
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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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Artisans and activists in the world of handmade crafts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/artisans-and-activists-in-the-world-of-handmade-crafts
Bake-off and sewing bee enthusiasts have fuelled a revival of traditional crafts, but a week of events at our University will explore whether they could also be part of a cultural revolution.
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Research projects
https://le.ac.uk/politics/research/research-projects
Take a look at the externally-funded research projects taking place at the Politics and International Relations research cluster.