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On This Day of War: Academic and staff blogs from the Unversity of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/onthisdayofwar/
Academic and staff blogs from the Unversity of Leicester
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The Grey Friars – a brief history
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/richard-iii-and-leicester/grey-friars-history
The history of the Grey Friars site from its beginnings in 1224 to the thing it is best known for - Richard III’s burial in the church choir in 1485.
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Scientists hail final flyby for Mercury mission with Leicester technology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/mercury-flyby
Scientists who led instrument for the BepiColombo spacecraft comment as it makes final flyby at Mercury
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PPI in research
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/about/heart-surgery/national-ppi-group/ppi-in-research
PPI in research is explaining in lay terms patient engagement
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Space researcher shares her inspiring story and advice to young women and girls hoping to work in STEM
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/hannah-sargeant-iwd
Dr Hannah Sargeant from the University of Leicester School of Physics and Astronomy shares her journey to becoming a planetary scientist.
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Britain’s largest ‘Sea Dragon’ discovered in Rutland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/rutland-sea-dragon
Ichthyosaurs first appeared around 250 million years ago and went extinct 90 million years ago. They were an extraordinary group of marine reptiles that varied in size from 1 to more than 25 metres in length, and resembled dolphins in general body shape.
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Volcanology
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/solid-earth/volcanoes/volcanology
Our volcanology research covers volcanic eruptions and magmatic processes in many different parts of the world
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Freemen's
https://le.ac.uk/about/campus-development/freemens
A vibrant new neighbourhood for students to live, study and socialise. High-tech learning space. Modern living space. Powered by sustainable technologies. Exciting Social Hub. Our £150m investment in you.
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Public event to reveal how magic can be used to study the brain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/public-event-to-reveal-how-magic-can-be-used-to-study-the-brain
Have you ever wondered how scientists explore the brain, or what goes wrong during a stroke or in dementia? If so, the University is partnering with the DANA Foundation for the third year to celebrate Brain Awareness Week (BAW) with a free public event on Wednesday 18 March...
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Crime and its Representation in the Anglophone Caribbean, 1834-2018
https://le.ac.uk/crime-representation-anglophone-caribbean
Bringing together participants from Jamaica, Trinidad, Guyana, Barbados and the UK, the ‘Crime and its Representation in the Anglophone Caribbean’ project addresses the acute and complex problem of crime in Anglophone Caribbean societies from various disciplinary perspectives.