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What the Hong Kong Occupation has Already Achieved
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/11/10/what-the-hong-kong-occupation-has-already-achieved/
Posted by Rutvica Andrijasevic in School of Business Blog on November 10, 2014 Rutvica Andrijasevic, Lecturer in Employment Studies at the School, overviews some provisional findings from the research she has been doing into the ongoing protest While ‘Occupy Central’...
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Viking grave discovery suggests warrior of high status was buried at Scottish site
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/viking-grave-discovery-suggests-warrior-of-high-status-was-buried-at-scottish-site
New light has been shed on a 10th century Viking boat burial site at Swordle Bay in western Scotland, which was discovered by University researchers in 2011.
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Leicester researchers provide expertise to world-leading Alzheimer’s prevention study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/26-world-leading-alzheimers-study
Study aims to improve the understanding of the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease
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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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University supporting literacy skills through reading buddies and new books for schools
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/books
Volunteers from the University of Leicester have donated boxes full of brand-new books to local primary schools. It is part of a wider scheme that sees one hundred school-based volunteers support pupils at Uplands Junior L.E.A.
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Industry partnerships inspired by University life sciences showcase
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/industry-partnerships-inspired-by-university-life-sciences-showcase
The pioneering, eighteen-month, Industry & Academia Exchange (IAX) programme funded through the Medical Research Council’s Proximity to Discovery Scheme, got underway with an inspiring showcase event at Winstanley House in Leicester.
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Leading economist to address financial stability issues at international conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leading-economist-to-address-financial-stability-issues-at-international-conference
A leading financial economist from our School of Business is to give a keynote speech at a major international conference in Norway. Professor Panicos Demetriades (pictured) will address the European Forum of Deposit Insurers (EFDI) on 13 September.
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Most luminous galaxy is ripping itself apart
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/most-luminous-galaxy-is-ripping-itself-apart
In a far-off galaxy, 12.4 billion light-years from Earth, a ravenous black hole is devouring galactic grub. Its feeding frenzy produces so much energy, it stirs up gas across its entire galaxy.
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£3.7 million grant for multi-disciplinary single-molecule research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/03-splicing
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has awarded more than three million pounds to the University of Leicester, University of Glasgow and University of Strathclyde.
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Culture, heritage and languages
https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/expertise/culture-heritage-languages
Our academics are keen to offer their expertise across the fields of culture, heritage and languages, with services including archaeological pursuits and translation.