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Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/court/chancellor
Award-winning space scientist, broadcaster and author, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE, joined the University of Leicester as Chancellor on 1 March 2023.
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Major endorsement for new space mission to find ‘Earth 2.0’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/luvoir
Initial designs show some similarities to JWST, with a segmented telescope assembly and large sunshade to be deployed in orbit. But LUVOIR would boast a segmented mirror up to 16m in diameter – compared to the current record 6m diameter array fitted to JWST.
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Where is the worst place in the UK to be a girl?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/09/26/where-is-the-worst-place-in-the-uk-to-be-a-girl/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 26, 2016 According to the latest report from Plan UK five indicators were used to rank the 346 local/unitary authorities in England and Wales.
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Volunteer Vlad is honoured for giving his time to others
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/psychology-student-volunteer-vlad-honoured
A University of Leicester student has been recognised for his exceptional commitment to volunteering.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 20 26 August
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-20-26-august
Professor Martin Parker from the School of Management had written an article for The Conversation discussing the work practices of global company Amazon and its plans for expansion.
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Session 1: Reference intervals for African Buffalo
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/teachingr/2020/12/03/session-1-reference-intervals-for-african-buffalo/
Discussion of planning the first session of an R Course
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1st April 2014 Sol 587
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/04/01/1st-april-2014-sol-587/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 1, 2014 We have continued with contact science at the Square Top outcrop, with its characteristic striated upper surface, before we drive up to the Kimberley location.
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Leicester study highlights appeal of hybrid working to University staff
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/hybrid-working
Research at the University of Leicester has revealed the popularity of hybrid working amongst university staff.
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University urges others to support The Big Help Out volunteer drive
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/big-help-out
A major Leicester institution with a proud history of supporting communities has thrown its weight behind a nationwide volunteering project which marks the Coronation of His Majesty the King.
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Using collaboration as a catalyst for change in the research ecosystem: a blog from the VC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/talent-commission
How do universities use collaboration as a catalyst for change in the research ecosystem? Professor Nishan Canagarajah, our President and Vice-Chancellor, and one of the commissioners of the UKRI-funded TALENT Commission, provides an opinion piece to the Higher Education...