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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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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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Expert opinions cover Cassini minority governments the euro and baby names
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-opinions-cover-cassini-minority-governments-and-the-euro
With Parliament back and Theresa May’s government trying to pass controversial legislation, Emmeline Ledgerwood, oral history project volunteer and PhD student at the British Library/University of Leicester, has written a blog on the periods of minority government...
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Book written by Leicester academic evaluating the Euro Crisis in Cyprus released
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/book-written-by-leicester-academic-evaluating-the-euro-crisis-in-cyprus-released
A new book entitled ‘A Diary of the Euro Crisis in Cyprus: lessons for Bank Recovery and Resolution’, written by former Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus Professor Panicos Demetriades from our School of Business, has been published by Palgrave-Macmillan.
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University partners with Leicester Cathedral for startling artwork exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/university-partners-with-leicester-cathedral-for-startling-artwork-exhibition
Leicester Cathedral, supported by the University, is to host a startling and internationally-acclaimed artwork on show, free of charge between 20 June and 28 August 2018.
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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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What do I get?
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/fees-funding/what-do-i-get
What do you get for your tuition fee? Well, you get all this and more: Students’ Union The SU is the social hub of the university, providing space to meet, eat and relax, with more than 200 clubs and societies plus the UK's only on-campus O2 Academy.
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Attenborough Arts Centre Presents: Arcadia for All? Rethinking Landscape Painting Now
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/exhibition
Attenborough Art Centre’s latest exhibition challenges expectations of landscape painting and invites visitors to ‘think outside the box’.
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Cultural activity within historic houses
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/cultural-activity-within-historic-houses
Investigating the needs, interests and challenges facing historic houses in the East Midlands to develop cultural provision for children and young people
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University lecturer honoured with 2023 British Psychological Society Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/spiller
Dr Jayne Spiller has received the Neil O’Connor Award for her research into sleep and its association with behavioural and emotional symptoms in children born extremely preterm