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University of Leicester awards honorary degree to graduate and best-selling author
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/adele-parks
Acclaimed novelist and Leicester graduate, Adele Parks MBE has returned to the University to be awarded an honorary degree. Parks received a (DLitt) Doctor of Letters from the University of Leicester in a ceremony that took place at De Montfort Hall on Thursday, 19 January.
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Innovation of the Year Award win for Leicester's Hospitals Cardiology Team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/innovation-award-cardiology
A team who developed a ‘virtual ward’ to safely treat patients with an abnormal heart rhythm from their own homes in Leicester has been recognised for its innovative work with an award from the Health Service Journal.
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University partners with Leicester Cathedral for startling artwork exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/university-partners-with-leicester-cathedral-for-startling-artwork-exhibition
Leicester Cathedral, supported by the University, is to host a startling and internationally-acclaimed artwork on show, free of charge between 20 June and 28 August 2018.
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Future of asthma research and benefits to patient health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/future-of-asthma-research-and-benefits-to-patient-health
50 years of pioneering asthma research which has benefited patients and sufferers throughout the UK will be celebrated at an event on Wednesday 20 June hosted by Leicester.
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Experienced psychologist to reflect on clinical work with gender variant children and adolescents
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/experienced-psychologist-to-reflect-on-clinical-work-with-gender-variant-children-and-adolescents
Clinical Psychologist and Systemic Psychotherapist Dr Bernadette Wren will be delivering a public talk on the complexity of clinical work with gender diverse children and adolescents on 6 February.
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MedDIaLeCt
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/medrace-plus/meddialect
Meddialect is a working group to support staff and students Leicester Medical School with disability and long term conditions
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Student calculates which colour lightsaber would be most powerful
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/student-calculates-which-colour-lightsaber-would-be-most-powerful
Aspiring Jedi Knights will be happy to learn that the red lightsabers used by their enemies, the Sith, are likely the weakest type available on the futuristic arms market, while a purple lightsaber would be the strongest, based on calculations made by a student from our...
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New guide to Old Towns legal past
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/new-guide-to-old-town2019s-legal-past
Students from our University have created a new city guide. The legal history of one of the oldest areas of Leicester has been brought to life in a new audio tour.
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Historian features in new BBC film
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/historian-features-in-new-bbc-film
A historian funded by the Wellcome Trust from our University has been involved with a new film to be shown on the BBC on Friday 23 June.
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Inclusivity in sport award nomination for our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/inclusivity-in-sport-award-nomination-for-our-university
Our University has been nominated for a national award for its efforts to make sport more inclusive for all. The University’s Sport & Active Life Service is shortlisted in the British University & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Awards.