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Josh creates Mission Bake showstopper to mark the 55th anniversary of moon landing
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/apollo
In a spectacular fusion of culinary art and space exploration, Great British Bake Off star Josh Smalley has teamed up with the National Space Centre in Leicester to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing.
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Super rare and venomous centipede found in University of Leicester academic’s home
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/centipede
Explore the intriguing discovery of Scutigera coleoptrata, the fastest-moving centipede in the world, in Nottinghamshire, UK.
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University welcomes refugee and asylum seeker scholars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/sanctuary-welcome-event
Leicester University welcomes refugee and asylum seeker scholars
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Long-time LGBTQ+ rights activist awarded Honorary Degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/tom-robinson
A singer-songwriter and broadcaster famous for his long-time political activism has been awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Leicester at a ceremony today (Friday 21 January).
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University of Leicester create a book honouring Centenary donors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/golden-book
A book commemorating hundreds of University donors has been commissioned to mark the University of Leicester’s centenary.
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More doctors to be trained in Leicester than ever before
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/more-doctors-to-be-trained-in-leicester-than-ever-before
More much-needed doctors are to be trained at the University of Leicester following the Government’s announcement of the biggest ever expansion of undergraduate medical training.
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Josh is going for gold with national ice hockey team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/josh-is-going-for-gold-with-national-ice-hockey-team
First-year student at our University Josh Crane will be breaking out his skates and representing university sporting excellence at an international level as part of the GBU Ice Hockey team.
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Sir David Attenborough to commemorate the beginnings of the University of Leicester on Armistice Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/01-centenary-square
centenary graphics 200|Story of the founding of Leicester's first university to be remembered on Sunday 11 November.
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University of Leicester wins Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/30-the-award
THE Award THE award win Professor Lisa Smith receives her THE Award for Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|University receives Times Higher Education Award for a pioneering kit that enables victims of sexual violence to capture DNA evidence.
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BHM 2020: We are black history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/bhm-2020-we-are-black-history
The month-long celebrations will be used as a springboard to launch a longer-term campaign led by the University to celebrate Black history and culture throughout the year.