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• Charles Phythian-Adams

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/charles-phythian-adams

  We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Emeritus Professor Charles Phythian-Adams, former Head of the Department of English Local History (now the Centre for Regional and Local History), who passed away on 13 May 2025.

• Cider in Unexpected Places? Rural Chile and the Cider Pressing – University of Leicester

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/08/24/cider-in-unexpected-places-rural-chile-and-the-cider-pressing/

  Deborah Toner discusses the social and cultural importance of cider making in rural Southern Chile in South America, summarising the work of Anton Daughters that appears in recent book Alcohol in Latin America: A Social and Cultural History, edited by Gretchen Pierce and...

• University of Leicester academic helps to solve mystery of ‘golf-ball’ structures on Norfolk air base

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/feltwell

  An academic from the University of Leicester has been featured on the latest episode of The Patch on BBC Radio 4. Dr Bleddyn Bowen, Associate Professor of International Relations is one of only a handful of experts in space policy and international relations in space.

• Science Minister praises Leicesters leading position in space science and pledges to visit University

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/science-minister-praises-leicesters-leading-position-in-space-science-and-pledges-to-visit-university

  The Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Sam Gyimah, has spoken of ‘Leicester’s leading position in space research and science research’ and pledged to visit the University during a debate on Space Policy in the House of Commons.

• Leading Leicester cardiologists nominated for British Heart Foundation Heart Hero award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leading-leicester-cardiologists-nominated-for-british-heart-foundation-2018heart-hero2019-award

  Two leading Leicester doctors who have put their “heart and soul” into pioneering medical research have been nominated for a top regional award later this year.

• Leading historians to showcase cutting-edge research into anti-Semitic terror in Nazi Germany

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/leading-historians-to-showcase-cutting-edge-research-into-anti-semitic-terror-in-nazi-germany

  Leading historians will be discussing their cutting-edge research into anti-Semitic terror in Nazi Germany at a free public lecture on Tuesday 25 October.

• Leap in modelling human impact on climate may lead to early warning of climate disasters

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/tipping-points

  Mathematicians led by the University of Leicester have applied statistical mechanics to climate change detection and attribution for first time, showing how to separate the ‘signal’ of human-made climate change from the ‘noise’ of natural climate fluctuations

• Leading barrister returns to University of Leicester to mark 60 years of Law School excellence 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/simeon-maskrey-leicester-law-school-anniversary

  Leading barrister and Leicester alumnus Simeon Maskrey KC returned to the University to celebrate 60 years of Leicester Law School, reflecting on the support and opportunities that shaped his distinguished legal career.

• AI risks leaving older people behind, warns Leicester expert heading to UN 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/united-nations-artificial-intelligence-elderly

  As governments and businesses embrace AI and digital technology, University of Leicester expert Dr Sarah Jane Fox will take discussions on protecting older people’s rights in the digital age to the United Nations.

• Top honours for nine influential individuals

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/01-honorary-degrees

  Influential individuals from the worlds of business, art, education, and more have received honorary degrees from the University of Leicester.