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• Most distant detection of a black hole swallowing a star

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/black-hole-swallowing-star

  A University of Leicester astronomer has led an international team that determined the distance of the furthest black hole consuming a star detected to date.

• The library in the penal colony: Chekhov’s unsung gift to Sakhalin

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/06/07/the-library-in-the-penal-colony-chekhovs-unsung-gift-to-sakhalin/

  Posted by Carrie Crockett in Carceral Archipelago on June 7, 2017   Chekhov’s contribution to the cultural landscape of the Sakhalin penal colony (1868-1905), the establishment of several school libraries containing more than 2,200 volumes for the island’s...

• Alumnus shortlisted for top sci-fi writing prize

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/alumnus-shortlisted-for-top-sci-fi-writing-prize

  An alumnus and former staff member at the University is on the shortlist for one of world's most prestigious sci-fi writing prizes, the Philip K Dick Award.

• Two different schools of thought discuss light

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/two-different-schools-of-thought-discuss-light

  An event which examines the relationship between science and religion and their alternative views on the subject of light will take place on Wednesday 18 November at The Gatehouse Chaplaincy Centre, University Rd from 5.30pm – 8.00pm.

• Sami Zubaida

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/sami-zubaida

  We have learned, with sadness, of the passing on 6 April 2025 of Sami Zubaida, an expert in Middle Eastern culture who taught Sociology at Leicester in the 1960s. Sami Zubaida was born into an Iraqi Jewish family in Baghdad in 1937.

• Alumni

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/alumni

  Graduation does not mark the end of your relationship with the University of Leicester School of Business and fellow former students, it is just the beginning of a lifelong relationship. Find out about how you can continue to enjoy the benefits of having studied with us.

• Alec Jeffreys Forensic Genomics Unit

  https://le.ac.uk/forensic-science/alec-jeffreys-forensic-genomics-unit

  Find out more about the Alec Jeffreys Genomics Unit at the University of Leicester.

• Physics & Astronomy: Page 18

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/leigh_fletcher/page/18/

  Why Not… Run a Crossword Morning? Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 12 November 2020 Postgraduates within the School run crossword coffee mornings every day to stay connected during home working, writes Rosie Hodnett.

• Women in Economics, Finance and Accounting (WEFA)

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/about/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/edi-networks/women-in-economics-finance-and-accounting

  Women in Economics, Finance and Accounting (WEFA) is an outreach initiative aiming to encourage and inspire women to consider a career in Economics, Finance and Accounting (WEFA).

• New approach will help identify drugs that can ‘glue’ proteins together

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/glue-proteins

  A new screening method that can test the effectiveness of therapeutic molecules designed to ‘glue’ proteins together in the body has been developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham and the University of Leicester.