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• Leicester student research stories rated most out of left field in May

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-student-research-stories-rated-most-out-of-left-field-in-may

  The feasibility of crying a river and the plausibility of spells in the Harry Potter universe are the top two most interesting University research stories in May, according to a list by PR consultancy Gerard Kelly & Partners.

• On multi-sited research and mono-sited (nationalist) memory

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2015/05/26/on-multi-sited-research-and-mono-sited-nationalist-memory/

  Posted by Christian De Vito in Carceral Archipelago on May 26, 2015 Addressing convict transportation – the key feature in the Carceral Archipelago project – implies multi-sited research, that is, research in archives located in different places (and countries/continents).

• The Cinematic Spectacle that Class War has become

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/03/18/the-cinematic-spectacle-that-class-war-has-become/

  Posted by Chris Land in School of Business Blog on March 18, 2015 Our recently appointed Reader in Work and Organisation, Christopher Land , takes it upon himself to dethrone the anti-working class morals symptomatic within films such as, though by no means limited to,...

• National Centre for Earth Observation awarded renewed investment in national research capabilities

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/nceo-ukri

  £8.6 million has been awarded to the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), hosted by the University of Leicester

• Award-winning TV space scientist explores Space Park Leicester’s latest innovations

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/tv-space-scientist-maggie-space-park-leicester-innovations

  Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Chancellor of the University of Leicester, recently had an exclusive tour of its £100 million science and innovation park, Space Park Leicester

• Using Diamond X-Rays to Explore Asteroid Surfaces

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/09/using-diamond-x-rays-to-explore-asteroid-surfaces/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 9 April 2021 In a new paper, Leicester’s Leon Hicks and colleagues used synchrotron X-rays to investigate how space weathering has altered the iron composition of samples from the Itokawa asteroid.

• Professor Vincent Newey (1943–2020)

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/vincent-newey

  Professor Philip Shaw writes: It is with deep sadness that I share the news that Vincent Newey, our colleague, friend and former Head of Department, has passed away.

• Advanced Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Management MSc

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/advanced-electrical-and-electronic-engineering-with-management-msc/2026

  To boost your electrical and electronic engineering prospects, it pays to look beyond the basics. This degree combines advanced-level learning with management theory and practice – everything you need to make a real impact out in the field.

• AboutUs

  https://le.ac.uk/top-links-about-us

  Leicester probably started as a Celtic settlement. It was the capital of the local Celtic tribe, the Coriletavi. The Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD and they captured Leicestershire by 47 AD. The Romans built a fort at Leicester in 48 AD.

• Festival of Media Stories returns to Leicester for its second year

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/festival-of-media-stories-returns-leicester-film

  The Festival of Media Stories returns to Leicester on Friday, 7 November, celebrating and nurturing media talent across the East Midlands.