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• Leicester remembers honorary graduate Tim Pigott-Smith

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/leicester-remembers-honorary-graduate-tim-pigott-smith

  The University was saddened to learn on 7 April of the death of Tim Pigott-Smith, noted actor and and honorary graduate of the University of Leicester.

• New study finds that everyday activities empower young people in care

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/new-study-finds-that-everyday-activities-empower-young-people-in-care

  Simply going shopping, playing in the park or reading are the kind of everyday activities that give young people in care a better sense of value and well-being according to a new study published today (30 October) into the participation experiences of young people growing up...

• The fight for minority rights in the United States to be explored at event

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/the-fight-for-minority-rights-forms-2018a-continuous-thread-of-american-history2019-1

  Issues of racism - from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s up until today - and how the ongoing fight for minority rights has formed a ‘continual and continuous thread of American history’ will be discussed at an upcoming ‘Remembering Rosa Parks’ event on...

• How maths drives Formula One and launches Angry Birds

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/how-maths-drives-formula-one-and-launches-angry-birds

  Tapping at mobile phone games, waking up to sunlight on a pleasant morning or watching a Formula One race – such experiences are at the heart of modern life, and mathematics is working behind the scenes on all of them.

• Plan a space mission from concept to launch

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/plan-a-space-mission-from-concept-to-launch

  Planning a space mission from its initial concept through to its design, assembly and take-off is now a reality thanks to the Department of Physics and Astronomy's Space Exploration Systems MSc, which sets students up for a career in the space industry by teaching...

• University of Leicester scores Silver for sustainability

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/sustainability-award

  EcoCampus has awarded the University a Silver certificate for its sustainability efforts

• Very Rev. Derek Hole

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2021/derek-hole

  We have learned, with regret, of the death of the Very Reverend Derek Hole, an Honorary Graduate and long-time supporter of the University. Born in Plymouth in 1933, Derek Hole felt called to the priesthood from a young age.

• Philip Hammersley CBE

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2021/philip-hammersley

  We have learned with regret of the death of Mr Philip Hammersley CBE, a long-time supporter of the University who served on Council from 1991 to 2004.

• Alex Keller

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/alex-keller

  The University has learned, with regret, of the death of Professor Alex Keller who taught history of science and technology at Leicester 1963-1997.

• Karis Wainaina

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/karis-wainaina

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