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Quarter-of-a-century plant blooming takes centre stage in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/agave
A rare plant that flowers once every 25 to 30 years has finally bloomed in the University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden.
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Summer Undergraduate Research Experience 2022
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/08/31/summer-undergraduate-research-experience-2022/
Interns from the School of Physics and Astronomy present their discoveries and insights from the SURE (summer undergraduate research experience) programme for 2022.
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Leicester medieval historian elected as Fellow of the British Academy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/joanna-story-british-academy-fellow-leicester
The University of Leicester's Professor Joanna Story has been elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy as a UK Fellow.
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The start of the War
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/first-world-war/the-start-of-the-war
Find interviews with residents of Leicestershire who discuss the start of the First World War, including memories of encouragement to sign up to the army.
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Leicester team shows how to reduce carbon emissions from agricultural peatland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-team-shows-how-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-from-agricultural-peatland
Raising the water table could slow down global warming, boost crop yields, and preserve peat soils according to a new study.
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Touch Medical student to represent Great Britain at the European under23 fencing championships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/touche-medical-student-to-represent-great-britain-at-the-european-under-23-championships
Alex Lloyd, a Medical student and platinum sports scholar at our University, has been selected by British Fencing to represent Great Britain at the European under-23 Championships in Yerevan, Armenia from the 15-19 April.
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tribute
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2019/jean-humphreys/tribute
Via, veritas, vita. A tribute to Jean Humphreys During several of our visits to see Jean when she was in the Nursing Home, she said to me in her inimitable Scottish way ‘I want you to preach me out’.
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Keep Calm and Scroll On! (Pt. 2)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/04/08/keep-calm-and-scroll-on-pt-2/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on April 8, 2020 Although we can’t meet physically, the Archives & Special Collections team have enjoyed catching up virtually in our new work stations.
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Reflections: a panel debate on the challenges and opportunities of lecture capture
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/06/02/reflections-a-panel-debate-on-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-lecture-capture/
Posted by Rachel Tunstall in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on June 2, 2016 The following questions and answers are taken from a panel debate on the challenges and opportunities of lecture capture, using questions submitted by participants...
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Inclusivity in higher education: a learning developer’s perspective
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/11/02/inclusivity-in-higher-education-a-learning-developers-perspective/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on November 2, 2018 It’s been really encouraging to see the renewed focus on inclusivity in recent weeks and months, and hopefully this will lead to real positive changes in the way we...