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Henrietta O’Connor appointed Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/henrietta
Professor Henrietta O’Connor has been appointed Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor for the University of Leicester.
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Medical student with stammer makes national appeal to raise awareness
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/phoebe-avbulim-bbc-lifeline-stammer
University of Leicester Medical student Phobe Avbulim has appeared on BBC’s Lifeline appeal programme, presented by actor Colin Firth, to talk about her stammer
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AI scientists spark interest at largest school-based STEM fair
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/bright-sparks
The DriverLeics team was among exhibitors at the Bright Sparks STEM Fair, demonstrating an interactive robot dog, an AI system that identifies objects in people's hands, and two self-driving cars to demystify the concept of autonomous vehicles.
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Space Park Leicester to play central part in shaping regional prosperity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/space-park-leicester-shaping-regional-prosperity
Chief Executive Officer at Space Park Leicester William Wells has been appointed to the Innovation Advisory Group (IAG), a sub-group of the Leicester and Leicestershire Business Board
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University of Leicester backs performances marking 50 years since Ugandan Asian exodus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/curve-uganda
The University of Leicester has backed a series of performances which mark the 50th anniversary of the Ugandan Asian exodus.
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Adrian building
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/adrian-building
Formally opened in 1968, the Adrian Building was the home of Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys’ historic discovery of genetic fingerprinting in September 1984.
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‘Permissible Beauty’ – New immersive installation at Hampton Court Palace will explore changing notions of beauty through history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/permissible-beauty
Why are some forms of beauty more permissible, more highly valued, than others? A new immersive installation at Hampton Court Palace will bring past and present together to explore this question and to celebrate a new chapter of British Beauty for the 21st century.
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Space sector needs ‘greater imagination’ to tackle skills challenge, expert warns
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/space-sector-house-of-lords
Professor Martin Barstow from Space Park Leicester and the University of Leicester contributes to a new House of Lords report
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Juno’s first perijove – may the science commence!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/08/24/junos-first-perijove-may-the-science-commence/
Posted by Henrik Melin in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on August 24, 2016 The Juno spacecraft is today 3 million km from Jupiter, and it has spent its time in the first of two capture orbits about the planet.
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Positive Organizational Culture: eLearning vs QI
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2018/09/19/positive-organizational-culture-elearning-vs-qi/
Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on September 19, 2018 Summer’s over and we’re approaching the end of induction season. Hopefully most of you are settled into the new year.