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• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• University of Leicester celebrates School of Education’s 75th anniversary

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/education

  University of Leicester’s School of Education has hit a landmark anniversary, celebrating its 75th year.  The School was founded in 1946, welcoming its first group of 19 students, most of whom were ex-military personnel.

• New research uncovers secrets of space’s mysterious black holes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/black-hole-vs-white-dwarf

  X-ray: NASA/CXO/CSIC-INTA/G.Miniutti et al.; Illustration: NASA/CXC/M. Weiss;|Scientists have uncovered clues into the reasons why mysterious black holes grow in size, after discovering an amazing struggle between a star and a black hole 250,000 light years away.

• Student of the Year nomination for University of Leicester engineer

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/student-of-the-year-nomination

  Third-year year Engineering student at the University of Leicester Samiksha Raviraja is one of five students shortlisted.

• Livecyte 2

  https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/aif/equipment/specialised-imaging/livecyte-2

  The Livecyte 2 can be found in the Advanced Imaging Facility. Learn more about the equipment.