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University of Leicester welcomes extra guidelines to ensure best international student experience
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/uk-agent
Ensuring international students enjoy the best experience possible when they arrive to study in the UK has led to the University of Leicester being one of the first to formally sign up to the new UK Agent Quality Framework.
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Long-term exposure to traffic noise may lead to weight gain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/traffic-noise-weight-gain
A new study by the University of Leicester and the University of Oxford has found a connection between increased traffic noise and obesity.
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Workshops led by Tribe Sankofa
https://le.ac.uk/anglophone-caribbean/outputs/tribe-sankofa-workshops
Description of youth performing arts workshops led by Tribe Sankofa for the AHRC-funded collaborative project 'Representing Gender-Based Violence: Literature, Performance and Activism in the Anglophone Caribbean'.
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Introducing AstRoSoc: Our Astronomy and Rocketry Society
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/09/30/introducing-astrosoc-our-astronomy-and-rocketry-society/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 September 2020 AstRoSoc is the University of Leicester’s Astronomy and Rocketry Society! If your Curiosity has led you to seek a deeper InSight into the Universe around you, we hold regular...
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Governor of the Bank of England returns to home city for University of Leicester lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/governor-bank-england-university-leicester-lecture
The Governor of the Bank of England is returning to his home city for a public lecture at the University of Leicester.
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Leicester PhD student publishes book on traditional British ballads
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-phd-student-publishes-book-on-traditional-british-ballads
PhD student Kevan Manwaring from our School of Arts is publishing a new book based on his Creative Writing PhD research which will appeal to people passionate about folk music and storytelling.
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Professor Henrietta O'Connor appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of College
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/15-henrietta-o-connor-new-pro-vc-head-of-college
The University of Leicester is delighted to announce that Professor Henrietta O'Connor has been appointed to the role leading the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.
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University of Leicester and Birmingham Museums Trust join forces to tackle museum attendance and benefit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/birmingham-museums-trust
The Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) will host a series of public workshops to address the museum attendance and benefit gap.
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We’ve moved to a new website!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2025/07/31/weve-moved-to-a-new-website/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on July 31, 2025 If you’ve been wondering why this site has been a little quiet over the years then it’s because we have moved to a new website! Keep up to date on all things Library related by visiting our new site:...
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Returning graduate to discuss how to make cities safer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/returning-graduate-to-discuss-how-to-make-cities-safer
Dr Allan Bonner (pictured), who founded crisis communications consultancy Allan Bonner Communications Management, will be visiting the Civil Safety and Security Unit on 29 July, where he received his MSc in Disaster Management, during a tour to promote his latest book...