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• Universities call on communities to shape research to solve real-life problems

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/leicester-universities-communities-research-solve-real-life-problems

  Community organisations across Leicester and Leicestershire are being offered the chance to steer university research.

• Leicester geoscientists return from expedition following successful offshore operations

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/geoscientists-expedition-successful-offshore-operations

  International expedition off the coast of New England (Massachusetts, USA) included researchers from the University of Leicester, aiming to explore ancient freshened water systems below the ocean floor and up to 100 miles offshore.

• Latest insights into Saturn's weird magnetic field only make things weirder

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/5-latest-insights-into-saturns-weird-magnetic-field-only-make-things-weirder

  Leicester space scientists, who have been involved in the Cassini mission for decades, discuss the ‘gold mine’ of information the mission has revealed about the ringed planet and their personal connections to the project

• From planets to Plantagenets: the role of space science in identifying Richard III’s remains

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/planets-plantagenets-space-science-richard-iii-remains

  John Holt from Space Park Leicester reflects on his experience as part of the Richard III project on the 11th anniversary of the King's reinterment

• The University of Leicester receives further £1.25 million to fund world-leading social sciences research

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/esrc-impact

  University of Leicester has been awarded an additional £1.25 million by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to support its world-leading social sciences research.

• Geology at Leicester news

  https://le.ac.uk/geology/news/geology-news

  Browse news stories published directly by our team in Geology at Leicester.

• Leicester academic to chair expert panel at the British Library

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/17-dr-emma-parker-joe-orton-british-library

  Dr Emma Parker, Associate Professor of Postwar and Contemporary Literature in the University of Leicester’s Department of English, will chair a star-studded panel discussion on Joe Orton’s 1969 play What the Butler Saw at the British Library on Tuesday 23 April 2019.

• University of Leicester creates five-week Black History Month celebration

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/bhm-round-up

  The University of Leicester is holding a number of events to mark Black History Month, alongside its Students’ Union and Attenborough Arts Centre.

• Protecting children from war and violence

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/social-justice/protecting-children

  In any society subjected to war or violence, children are the innocent victims. Even if they are not injured themselves, the experience is understandably traumatic.

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 3 9 September

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-3-9-september

  Dr Maria Rovisco from the Department of Media and Communication has written an article for The Conversation examining the changing tone of media coverage surrounding refugees.