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Leicester to host first UK screening of acclaimed documentary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/salt-in-my-soul
The University of Leicester will host the first UK screening of an internationally-acclaimed documentary telling the story of a young woman’s fight to live fully while dying.
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Archaeological placement
https://le.ac.uk/ulas/about/work-placements/placement
ULAS offers a 3 to 6 month commercial fieldwork placement, intended for those who are interested in gaining knowledge surrounding all aspects of practical training in field archaeology.
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Space students to convene at University of Leicester for national conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/space-student-conference
UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space to hold the National Student Space Conference on 1-2 March, hosted by University of Leicester’s Astronomy and Rocketry Society
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New species revealed after 25 years of study on ‘inside out’ fossil – and named after discoverer’s mum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/new-species-inside-out-fossil-named-after-mum
Study from University of Leicester describes a new species of fossil that is 444 million years-old with soft insides perfectly preserved and saw palaeontologist puzzled by bizarre fossil for 25 years
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Leicester chemist brings dinosaurs with a dram of science to Edinburgh Science Festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/chemist-dinosaurs-edinburgh-science-festival
Great British Bake Off finalist Dr Josh Smalley co-hosts two shows with Bake Off 2020 winner Peter Sawkins, exploring how fossils form, and the science of some of Scotland’s famous exports
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Treasure trove of planets hiding in dust
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/10-treasure-trove-of-planets-hiding-in-dust
Treasure trove of planets hiding in dust Stars|New research discovers 'super-Earths' forming around young stars New research by a team of international astronomers, including a University of Leicester researcher, has found that ‘super-Earths’ and Neptune-sized...
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Where is the riskiest place to live?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/03/where-is-the-riskiest-place-to-live/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2016 Download the latest world ranking from United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security. It considers risk from extreme natural events and ranks 117 nations.
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Leicestershire County Council
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/about/partners/leicestershire-county-council
The East Midlands Oral History Archive is supported by Leicestershire County Council with physical material (such as cassette tapes and reel-to-reel tapes) being held in the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, based in Wigston Magna.
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Space instrument gets good vibrations in major step for solar wind mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/smile
A cutting-edge x-ray telescope has shaken off a University of Leicester test that put it through the rigours of being launched into space.
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Social media to create earlywarning systems to combat future disasters
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/social-media-to-create-2018early-warning-systems2019-to-combat-future-disasters
Researchers from the Department of Media and Communication are examining how communities can use social media to improve their resilience to both human-made and natural disasters – such as the recent Nepal earthquake or the sinking of ships that left thousands...