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Leicester academic speaks at UCLA symposium on race and human rights
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/13-symposium-ucla-race-human-rights
The University of Leicester was represented by Dr Vidya Kumar, Associate Professor of Law at Leicester Law School, at a symposium titled ‘Critical Perspectives on Race and Human Rights: Transnational Re-Imaginings’, held at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on...
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Leicester professor receives prestigious midwifery award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/25-midwifery-award-professor-jayne-marshall
Professor Jayne Marshall, Foundation Professor of Midwifery in the School of Allied Health Professions at the University of Leicester, was awarded the prestigious Achievement Award at the 2019 Midlands Maternity and Midwifery Festival Awards on Tuesday 9 April 2019 at King...
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How trees improve urban air quality
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/urban-air-quality
The air that we breathe is full of particles. It can’t be avoided. City or village, farmland or beach, there will be some trace of dust, soot, pollen, smoke or even liquid particles like sea-spray.
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Mitigate
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/climate-change/mitigate
No matter the extent to which we are able to reduce our emissions, we will still release some in the running of our facilities and research. To become net-zero, we must offset these emissions.
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Lord Richard Attenborough
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/attenboroughs/richard
Lord Richard Attenborough has a longstanding connection with the University, opening our Attenborough Arts Centre in 1997 and receiving and Honorary Distinguished Fellowship in 2006.
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GSC Principal's Award
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/scholarships-bursaries-discounts/gsc-principals-award
This scholarship is for international (non-EU) students who have completed a foundation pathway at the Leicester Global Study Centre and are beginning a full-time, campus-based, undergraduate degree at the University of Leicester in September 2021.
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Societies
https://le.ac.uk/media/study/undergraduate/societies
Find out how you can join student societies and develop the skills relevant to the media industry whilst studying at the University of Leicester - get involved with our student radio and TV station, or join our student magazine.
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Presenting at a national conference.
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/medrace-voices/amardeep-sidki
Amardeep Sidki reflects of his first experience of presenting at a national conference.
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Elevate Grant
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/edi-in-practice/conferences-and-meetings/mrem-conference-2023/elevate-grant
Information about the MREM initiative, the Elevate grant
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Researchers suggest targeting freshers could halt spread of meningitis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/researchers-suggest-targeting-freshers-could-halt-spread-of-meningitis
A campaign targeted at students arriving at university for the first time could hold the key to reducing the spread of meningitis and septicaemia, say researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham.