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Frederick and Mary Attenborough
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/attenboroughs/frederick-and-mary
Frederick was our second Principal and under his leadership it expanded rapidly. He, and his wife Mary, lived on the campus with their sons Richard, David and John.
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Archaeology BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/archaeology-bsc/2026
Leicester is world-famous for discovering Richard III. In our Archaeology BSc you’ll work with our experts, gaining hands-on experience and professional skills.
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Leicester’s sustainability praised in new guide
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/10-sustainability-guide-living-labs
The University of Leicester's Living Labs approach has been showcased as an example of good practice in a guide from the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) and the National Union of Students.
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Recognition for Ophthalmology researcher at worlds biggest vision conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/recognition-for-ophthalmology-researcher-at-world2019s-biggest-vision-conference
A researcher at the University has been recognised at the world’s biggest vision conference.
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University of Leicester staff blog School of English BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz visits the Joe Or
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/06/26/bbc-arts-editor-will-gompertz-visits-the-joe-orton-archive/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on June 26, 2014 The BBC’s chief Arts Editor Will Gompertz visited the University on 25 June to make a radio feature on the Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton.
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Earth Day: National Space Centre launches Home Planet gallery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/home-planet
The new Home Planet gallery features an interactive projection floor with ice, water, and sea creatures that respond to visitor movements, while an art installation by local artist Michelle Reader based on the ‘Great Wave off Kanagawa’ but made entirely from recycled...
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‘You want Pay-Rise with that?’ Strike Action, Fast-Food Style
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/11/19/you-want-pay-rise-with-that-strike-action-fast-food-style/
Posted by Paul Brook in School of Business Blog on November 19, 2014 In the age of much austerity and few alternatives, Paul Brook , Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Work and Employment at the School, makes a renewed claim for a politics of labour mobilisation Not...
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African Caribbean men help to spread prostate cancer message
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/african-caribbean-men-help-to-spread-prostate-cancer-message
Play Domino Talk Prostate (Cancer) Local men of the African/Caribbean community explain prostate cancer awareness and the higher risk for black men in this inspiring video.
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How to think about Social Distancing and Containment using Network Formation Games
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2020/05/28/how-to-think-about-social-distancing-and-containment-using-network-formation-games/
Posted by Chris Grocott in School of Business Blog on May 28, 2020 An unreliable test and tracing system risks becoming counter-productive once we consider how it may affect people’s behaviour, writes Dr.
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On threats to freedom of expression in Hungary: blog post by cartoonist Gabor Papai
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/covid-in-cartoons/2022/01/14/on-threats-to-freedom-of-expression-in-hungary-blog-post-by-cartoonist-gabor-papai/
A blog post written by cartoonsit Gabor Papai on freedom of expression in Hungary and during the Covid-19 pandemic