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Tigers talents to train University rugby club
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/tigers-talents-to-train-university-rugby-club
Two Leicester Tigers players will coach our Men’s Rugby Union club team during the 2016/17 season. Team Leicester is now looking to extend their unbeaten Varsity record to five years after appointing Lachlan McCaffrey and Matt Smith as coaches for the forthcoming season.
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Study shows educations power to prevent Type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/study-shows-education2019s-2018power2019-to-prevent-type-2-diabetes
People at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes can reduce their chances of getting the condition by more than 80 per cent by fully completing a new education programme, an NIHR-supported study has found.
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Ethics4Sports project to address discrimination in sporting world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/2018ethics4sports2019-project-to-address-discrimination-in-sporting-world
Our University is involved in a new international project to address challenges faced by many in the world of sport, including racism, sexism and the use of drugs.
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Leicester researcher announced as one of six new Health Foundation Improvement Science Fellows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-researcher-announced-as-one-of-six-new-health-foundation-improvement-science-fellows
Six new Fellows have been selected to form the fourth cohort of the Improvement Science Fellowship programme, the Health Foundation’s scheme to develop leaders in the field of improvement science.
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Artistic University porters brush with success
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-porters-brush-with-success
University porter Megan McMullan has an amazing artistic talent which is beginning to get her noticed.
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Scholarships
https://le.ac.uk/law/study/undergraduate/scholarships
Read more about the scholarships available to students looking to apply to Leicester Law School, including scholarships for Canadian and Malaysian students.
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Literary Leicester to host one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary British Fiction Gwendoline Riley
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/literary-leicester-to-host-2018one-of-the-most-distinctive-voices-in-contemporary-british-fiction2019-gwendoline-riley
The University of Leicester will welcome award-winning novelist Gwendoline Riley to campus on Friday 17 November for the tenth annual Literary Leicester festival. For the event, taking place between 6.15 and 7.
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University to support gifted mathematics students throughout East Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/our-university-to-support-gifted-mathematics-students-throughout-east-midlands
Our University has been awarded a grant from the Department of Education to support the academic development of gifted sixth form students studying mathematics throughout the East Midlands.
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Leicester expert contributes to BBC Watchdog report on safety of fidget spinners
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-expert-contributes-to-bbc-watchdog-report-on-safety-of-fidget-spinners
Professor Sarah Hainsworth (pictured), Head of the Department of Engineering, has contributed to a BBC Watchdog report investigating the safety of fidget spinners.
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Experts to discuss research into internet safety for sex workers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/experts-to-discuss-research-into-internet-safety-for-sex-workers
Dr Rosie Campbell and Professor Teela Sanders from our Department of Criminology will be taking part in the upcoming Festival of Social Science, running between 4 – 11 November.