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Research highlights incredible insects during National Insect Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/2018national-insect-week2019-creeps-up-on-us-once-more
The feature, revisiting four occasions where insects played an instrumental role in University research, can be found here Insects, bugs, creepy-crawlies - there are some who say they are not always the cutest critters, but they can certainly be one of the most useful and...
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Africa Research Group launched
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/11-africa-research-group
The Africa Research Group is a new group which will bring together projects and research taking place across the University on Africa, Africans in Diaspora and African Heritage communities.
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Parent and Public Advisory Group
https://le.ac.uk/timms/research/lcfc/ppag
Are you interested in the health and wellbeing of babies and young children in Leicester and Leicestershire? Can you help us improve our work into the health of babies and young children? Our team is trying to find out how different factors in the early life of babies...
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Rainforests
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/primary/rainforests
Learn more about the Rainforests programme that we offer to primary school children.
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Leicester internationally recognised for supporting student sport
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-internationally-recognised-for-supporting-student-sport
Innovation and demonstration of best practice has helped Leicester win a European Award for supporting student sport. The University’s Leicester Academy picked up the top prize at the European Network of Academic Sports Services event.
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Investment in psychiatry researchers at University to enhance services for older patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/investment-in-psychiatry-researchers-at-university-to-enhance-services-for-older-patients
Patients in Leicestershire experiencing mental health issues in later life are to benefit from an investment into cutting-edge psychiatry research at our University by the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT).
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New community counting materials for children launched
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/new-community-counting-materials-for-children-launched
Maths materials featuring local schoolchildren, adults and celebrities will be launched at an event at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 4 July.
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Event brings together professionals to discuss new approaches to the writing and publishing industry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/event-brings-together-professionals-to-discuss-new-approaches-to-the-writing-and-publishing-industry
Opportunities and challenges for independent publishers and self-published authors in the grassroots literary scene in Leicester and beyond were discussed at a recent event organised by the University on Thursday 6 July at LCB Depot.
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Academic publishes new book on Brexit Trump and the Media
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/academic-publishes-new-book-on-brexit-trump-and-the-media
The impact of Brexit, Donald Trump and last month’s General Election on the media are explored in a new book titled 'Brexit, Trump and the Media' edited by Tor Clark from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology.
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Antarcticas volcanoes a song of ice and fire
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/antarcticas-volcanoes-a-song-of-ice-and-fire
Antarctica is a vast icy wasteland covered by the world’s largest ice sheet. This ice sheet contains about 90% of fresh water on the planet. It acts as a massive heat sink and its meltwater drives the world’s oceanic circulation.