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  • Sue Townsend events

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 27, 2022 Adrian Mole To mark the 40th anniversary of the publication of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 and 3/4, an exhibition from the Sue Townsend Archive is currently on display...

  • Local Politics in Leicester During the 1890s

    Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on April 29, 2015 ‘The Wyvern Smiles’ from ‘The Wyvern’, (Leicester, 20 November 1891).

  • Leicester-tested Einstein Probe opens its wide eyes to the X-ray sky

    Explosion-hunting telescope tested by University of Leicester space scientists sends back its first images

  • University to mark founding legacy as living memorial

    A major figure in the foundation of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland University College – which would later go on to become the University of Leicester – was local man Dr Astley Clarke. During the war, Astley was an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps.

  • Our world is a work in progress

    We are proud to launch a new campaign to showcase just a snapshot of the world-changing research that has taken place at our University in recent years.

  • Politicians and media fuel hate crime in Britain say experts

    Professor Neil Chakraborti and Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy, from our Centre for Hate Studies, say the ‘toxic climate’ surrounding the EU referendum debate has helped to ‘embolden’ people to target those they regard as ‘different’ or ‘foreign’.

  • The grass is greener where new University artwork can be found

    One man went to mow, quite literally, to create a stunning new outdoor art installation for the Attenborough Arts Centre, the University of Leicester’s arts centre. During the bright days of summer, the task of mowing the lawn is considered by most to be an inevitable chore.

  • Cutting corners results in rare genetic diseases being undiagnosed, say scientists

    Inaccurate naming of genetic diseases is resulting in some rare genetic diseases needlessly being undiagnosed, scientists from the University of Leicester warn

  • Space Park Leicester - have your say

    The public is being invited to help shape the future of space development in Leicester. A consultation session is being held on Thursday 7 June, between 3pm and 7:30pm, for Space Park Leicester - a science park focused on the space and space-enabled industries.

  • Leicester plays key role in BBC Secret Life of Sue Townsend Aged 68 programme

    Our University has played a key role in a new BBC programme on honorary graduate and Distinguished Honorary Fellow Sue Townsend, who died in 2014.

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