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• Researcher wins Newton Fund Grant for Disasters and Development Research Network

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/researcher-wins-newton-fund-grant-for-disasters-and-development-research-network

  A new project led by Dr Jonathan Corpus Ong from the Department of Media and Communication seeks to explore how media and communication technologies can be used during disasters as well as promote social welfare in the developing world.

• Paul Herrington (1939-2019)

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2019/paul-herrington

  It is with great sadness that we report the death of Paul Herrington, a member of the University’s Economics (and latterly Geography) Departments for over 40 years. Paul grew up in South London and then Essex.

• Sue Lee

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/sue-lee

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• University of Leicester bestows honour on English student-turned-inspiring-author

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/jeffrey-boakye

  A University of Leicester graduate who has enjoyed a successful career as an author, broadcaster and educator has been awarded an honorary degree by his alma mater.

• University to mark death of fallen soldier who played a part in its founding

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/university-to-mark-death-of-fallen-soldier-who-played-a-part-in-its-founding

  Our University is marking the 100th anniversary of the death in action during the First World War of a brave soldier who played a part in its founding.

• The people in the film

  https://le.ac.uk/centenary/so-that-they-may-have-life/people

  The film shows Dr Astley Clarke and Lily McCurdy walking the same path a century apart. The film features students, alumni and staff playing the roles in the film.

• Scientists investigate bumblebee decline due to particulate pollutant exposure

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/bees-gut-microbiome-pollution

  By studying bumblebee exposure to particulate air pollutants scientists at the University of Leicester have determined that the diversity and behaviour of the bee gut microbial community is altered when exposed to black carbon found in air pollution, disrupting the beneficial...

• Funding opportunities

  https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/study/funding

  The Centre for English Local History offers a number of funding opportunities for prospective students who wish to study with us. Browse the opportunities available.

• Transient Astrophysics

  https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/astrophysics/transient-astrophysics

  At Leicester we study explosive transients such as Gamma-Ray Bursts, the sources of gravitational waves and activity connected to galactic nuclei.

• Jordan

  https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/middle-east/jordan

  We welcome students from Jordan. Find out about entry requirements, the Jordanian student community and other country-specific information.