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Student carers
https://le.ac.uk/study/wellbeing/support-services/carers
If you have caring responsibilities at home and want to attend Leicester, our Student Welfare Service can help with managing the challenges you may face.
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Local Freemasons donate 32000 to fund University research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/local-freemasons-donate-ps32-000-to-fund-university-research
The Freemasons’ Grand Charity has donated £32,000 to the University to fund research into visual impairments and the impact these have on different groups and their reading abilities.
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The Power of the Criminal Corpse: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 2
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/page/2/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Sneaking a peek at the ring of a 180km crater
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/sneaking-a-peek-at-the-ring-of-a-180km-crater
Researchers from the universities of Leicester and Montpellier will be heading to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico to participate in a drilling expedition that addresses the science behind the Chicxulub impact structure.
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Artisans and activists in the world of handmade crafts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/artisans-and-activists-in-the-world-of-handmade-crafts
Bake-off and sewing bee enthusiasts have fuelled a revival of traditional crafts, but a week of events at our University will explore whether they could also be part of a cultural revolution.
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Hamish Simpson
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/hamish-simpson
We have learned, with great sadness, of the death of Professor Hamish Simpson, former Professor of Paediatrics, who passed away on 4 March 2025, aged 91. Hamish Simpson was born on 23 December 1933 in Glasgow.
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How video can support active learning
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/11/21/how-video-can-support-active-learning/
Posted by Rachel Tunstall in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on November 21, 2018 I recently attended the Panopto EMEA Annual Conference in London.
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University hosts national event celebrating interdisciplinary research and global impact
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/18-rutherford-fellows-event
The University of Leicester hosted 50 Rutherford Fellows representing 15 countries in an event facilitating interdisciplinary research and enhancing impact.
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Performance trio explores the true beauty of the feminine form with a collection of poems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/performance-trio-explores-the-true-beauty-of-the-feminine-form-with-a-collection-of-poems
An empowering performance of poetry about women and the real-life relationship they have with their bodies will re-examine the way the female form is characterised in today's society.
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Literary Leicester festival celebrates tenth year with diverse new programme of events throughout the city
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/literary-leicester-celebrates-tenth-year-with-diverse-new-programme-of-events-throughout-the-city
Literary Leicester- our free international literature festival celebrating the written and spoken word- is taking place this week.