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Archaeological detectives discover secret square beneath worldfamous Avebury stone circle
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/archaeological-detectives-discover-2018secret-square2019-beneath-world-famous-avebury-stone-circle
Archaeologists have found a striking and apparently unique square monument beneath the world famous Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire.
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Prestigious archaeology prize for Leicester graduate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/prestigious-archaeology-prize-for-leicester-graduate
The Association for Environmental Archaeology has announced that Leicester alumna Nora Battermann has won their John Evans Undergraduate Dissertation Prize. This year’s winners of the John Evans Prizes were announced at the Association’s annual conference in Rome.
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New portrait of Sir David Attenborough revealed in city
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/new-portrait-of-sir-david-attenborough-revealed-in-city
A stunning new portrait of Leicester honorary graduate and Distinguished Honorary Fellow Sir David Attenborough at Leicester’s New Walk Museum has been revealed by the man himself.
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Unexpected Encounters: How museums nurture living and ageing well
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/research/case-studies/unexpected-encounters
Read more about ideas relating to contemporary isolation and loneliness - a research project led by the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries.
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Video gallery of the Attenboroughs at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/attenboroughs/video-gallery
View the University of Leicester’s video gallery of Sir David Attenborough, Lord Richard Attenborough and Michael Attenborough OBE
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Business students promote Leicester Comedy Festival 2018
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/business-students-promote-leicester-comedy-festival-2018
International students from the University of Leicester’s School of Business have collaborated on a live project to promote the Leicester Comedy Festival. Leicester loves a laugh.
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Scientists and engineers complete testing for space technology for the next decade
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/scientists-and-engineers-complete-testing-for-space-technology-for-the-next-decade
A UK team - including scientists from the University – has returned from a series of rigorous tests carried out on instrumentation for the premier space observatory of the next decade.
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Graduation Gallery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/graduation-round-up
Congratulations to all of the students who have graduated this week and to the distinguished leaders who received honorary degrees from the University.
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Call launched for poster and abstract submissions for international empathy symposium
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/symposium
A call has gone out for professionals working in empathic healthcare to provide poster, abstract and workshop submissions for a ground-breaking international symposium
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Discover the region’s rich heritage at free family friendly celebration event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/celebrate-regions-rich-heritage-free-family-friendly-celebration-event
A free family friendly event which puts the spotlight on the rich heritage of our city and region takes place at the University of Leicester on Saturday 21 March.