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Discovery of King Richard III’s remains named as one of the decade’s ‘extraordinary discoveries’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/king-richard-iii-remains-named-extraordinary-discoveries
aerial view of richard iii bones|The discovery and identification of King Richard III’s remains by leading academics at the University of Leicester have been named as one of the decade’s ‘extraordinary archaeological discoveries’ by Historic England and as one of the top ten...
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Volunteering
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/charnwood-roots/volunteering
Victoria County History Trust volunteer interviews We are looking for people to help with the following activities: Documentary research Historic building surveys Oral history interviews Community digs and fieldwalking Landscape surveys Transcription...
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Leicester students solve age-old question: How much Christmas spirit is needed to lift Santa’s sleigh?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/christmas-spirit
Students at the University of Leicester have discovered the answer to an age-old question this Christmas: just how much Christmas spirit is required to lift Santa’s sleigh? Using equations and principles learned on their physics course, five student researchers calculated...
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Trailblazing astrophysicist and champion of women in science to deliver University of Leicester publ
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2024/05/01/trailblazing-astrophysicist-and-champion-of-women-in-science-to-deliver-university-of-leicester-public-lecture/
Posted by Physics and Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 May 2024 Pulsar discoverer Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who made one of the most significant scientific discoveries of the 20 th century, has been invited to deliver a keynote...
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Introducing AstRoSoc: Our Astronomy and Rocketry Society
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/09/30/introducing-astrosoc-our-astronomy-and-rocketry-society/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 September 2020 AstRoSoc is the University of Leicester’s Astronomy and Rocketry Society! If your Curiosity has led you to seek a deeper InSight into the Universe around you, we hold regular...
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Testimonials from Canadian students
https://le.ac.uk/law/study/undergraduate/international/canadian-applicants/testimonials
Hear from Leicester Law School's Canadian graduates and find out about their experiences of life at Leicester.
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Professor Sir Robert Burgess
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/sir-bob-burgess
The University of Leicester has learned, with deep sadness, of the passing of our former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Robert Burgess. Read his obituary and submit a message of condolence.
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Projects
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/projects
The Centre for New Writing is engaged in various projects for writing and research, with a focus on Leicestershire and East Midlands writers and stories.
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Publications
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/publications
The Centre for New Writing is involved in publishing new writing. Find out more about the poetry pamphlets, blogs and annual publications the Centre is engaged with.
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Current research
https://le.ac.uk/wordsworth-2020/current-research
Learn more about the current research being undertaken for the Wordsworth 2020 AHRC funded project in English research at Leicester.