June
Physical Activity Report Card aims to increase physical activity levels in children worldwide
Dr Deirdre Harrington chairs development group behind Report Card for Ireland
Criminologist to advise summit on sexual violence
Dr Lisa Smith invited to conference co-chaired by Angelina Jolie
Engaging with the public to celebrate university research
Public engagement events to take place during Universities Week 2014 between 9 – 15 June
Management experts to attend No. 10 Downing Street
School of Management to be presented with bronze award at government business scheme launch event
Get a flavour of studying during Adult Learners’ Week
Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning offers course taster sessions from 16-19 June
Inspirational student overcomes adversity and wins Adult Learners’ Week 2014 award
Distance learning student Samuel Akera wins prestigious Learning for Work award after conquering hardship
New Richard III visitor centre opens Saturday 26 July
Dynasty, Death and Discovery to provide access to burial site
Flying pigs in No Man’s Land
New introduction to The Lingo of No Man’s Land written by Professor Julie Coleman
200 stories of life during First World War now live
School of History academics contribute expertise to BBC project
Public art exhibition to illustrate Leicester's architectural past
Exhibition to take place at College Court 13-15 June
Mankind’s technological impact on the planet put to the test
Geologists suggest human phenomenon lies at the heart of the Anthropocene
Public spirit to be restored by art
Power of sculpture exhibition to inspire explored at free outdoor exhibition open to the public
£12.6 million heart research centre officially opened
Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Robert Burgess will open the University of Leicester British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre on Wednesday 11 June
Study finds that one-third of English adults have prediabetes
Rates of prediabetes have risen sharply says study co-led by University of Leicester
Academic Opinion: Chasing an Impossible Dream
A new research study claims that Michael Gove’s plans to increase upward social mobility are badly flawed
Fishing for collaboration
New video highlights research collaboration calling for sustainable fisheries
Remembering the centenary of the Great War
Events and projects to remember the First World War and the stories of those who lived through it
PhDepictions Photography Competition – Winners Announced
First prize goes to Laurence Brasseur for her entry 'Museums and Young People?'
New study to show how immune response affects sleep and memory
Sickness-induced insomnia is common because of link between brain and immune system
Three academics recognised with National Teaching Fellowships
Leicester is the only university to have a triple win this year
Academic Opinion: England and the World Cup: not a marriage made in football heaven
John Williams talks about the highly anticipated football World Cup finals
Evelyn Waugh researchers launch website hub for Complete Works project
Public will gain access to huge range of resources on the acclaimed author as part of project to publish his complete works, co-led by University of Leicester
Palaeontologists invite members of the public to see the riddle of our earliest ancestors solved
Public engagement event at Highcross Shopping Centre to take place on Saturday 14 June
Heart Research Centre official opening event
Images from the University of Leicester British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre official opening ceremony
Staff and students invited to Summer Reunion Open Day 2014
Exciting events for all the family to take place on Saturday 28 June
Queen's Birthday Honours: MBE for Pro-Vice-Chancellor
Christine Fyfe recognised for contributions to librarianship
New findings in genetics of lung health
Research offers potential for prevention and treatment of lung diseases
Medical Innovation Bill backed by Leicester expert passes first Parliamentary hurdle
A bill backed by University of Leicester cancer expert Professor Dean Fennell has passed its first stage through Parliament
Engineering YES 2014 - Leicester Success in UK Competition
University of Leicester Team to Participate in Engineering YES National Finals
Plans for Richard III’s final resting place announced
Tomb design unveiled and Michael Ibsen revealed as maker of coffin
Stories of Migration photography exhibition comes to Leicester
Joint project by School of Museum Studies and Migration Museum Project uses state-of-the art digital technology
Archaeology brings students and staff together with injured military personnel at first Public Open Day
Archaeological programme run through Operation Nightingale can help in the recovery of service personnel
The human cost of consumer technologies
Academics turn spotlight on practices of world’s biggest electronic manufacturing company
University of Leicester event to investigate ‘untouchable' works
Dalit literature is focus of AHRC Research Network symposium
Conference led by Leicester experts to explore safeguards against future banking disasters
The International Finance and Banking Society (IFABS) – led by Leicester experts Dr Meryem Duygun and Dr Mohamed Shaban – will hold its 2014 conference from June 18 to 20 in Lisbon, Portugal
Government laws could fail as a deterrent against crimes committed while driving
Professor Sally Kyd Cunningham suggests new legislation could do little to reduce deaths and injuries in driving crashes
Sweaty hands can reduce bacteria defences in brass items
Researchers discover sweat can cause corrosion of protective qualities of door knobs and taps within an hour of contact
New initiative marries growing businesses with graduate talent
Recruitment and skills solutions available to UK-based SMEs
Driving Change; Improving Performance – how to engage with the Global economy
University of Leicester and industry experts to speak at Innovation Leicester 2014 conference
One of the twentieth century’s greatest sociologists celebrated at conference
University to host landmark conference to celebrate the life and achievements of Norbert Elias
15-year-old Harvard student starts PhD at Leicester
Doctoral student believed to be one of the youngest ever to read for PhD in the UK
IRSA project celebrates 10 MPhil industrial facing studentships – and still growing
Celebration event highlights first successful year for business project
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Joe Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane
Free public event featuring luminary speakers to mark 50 years since the West End premiere of Leicester-born Orton’s first stage play on Sunday 29 June
Festival to showcase postgraduate research
Employers and public invited to judge excellence in postgraduate research on Thursday 26 June
Archaeology team seeks new portal into bygone era
Open day at Burrough Hill on Sunday 29 June, 11am - 4pm
Student awarded 'summer studentship' by the Dr Hadwen Trust
Biomedical Science student Karishma Joshi wins prestigious award
Renowned author Philippa Gregory to open new galleries at Bosworth
New exhibition 'The Bosworth Battlefield Quest' to launch Tuesday 24 June
India beckons for winning team from School of Management
Students competing in the CIMA Global Business Challenge win UK finals
Time to think big: a call for a giant space telescope
Professor Martin Barstow calls for governments and space agencies to back the Advanced Technologies Large Aperture Space Telescope
New initiative to connect SMEs with University of Leicester Talent
‘Leicester Graduates’ initiative to offer recruitment solutions to East Midlands employers
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus and ECB Governing Council member returns to University
Professor Panicos Demetriades participated in talks that saved Cyprus from bankruptcy
Plant Sale & Family Day at Botanic Garden
Biggest annual public open day at University of Leicester Garden in Oadby on Sunday 29 June
University Sponsors An Indian Summer 2014 festival
A variety of events taking place between 23 – 29 June at Leicester’s Cultural Quarter
New report suggests freshers struggle to remember basic A-level concepts
Professor Jon Scott involved in developing and implementing national study
100 Stories of Migration exhibition now open
Museum Studies exhibition running until 13 February 2015
Leicester 3 Minute Thesis Competition 2014 - Winners Announced
First prize awarded to Omolara Okunuga from the Department of Chemistry
Anti-Semitism in Romania and Moldova to be examined in upcoming workshop
Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust Studies Collaborative Outreach Workshop to take place Wednesday 2 July
BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz visits the Joe Orton Archive for Today programme feature
University to mark 50th Anniversary of Entertaining Mr Sloane in free public event on Sunday 29
New romance story ‘The Glass Heart Girl’ published
University campus becomes setting for new novel by author Michelle Diana Lowe
Academics examine new trend for nearshoring
Leicester employment expert co-organises international conference
Trousers that let you climb walls scientifically possible
Students discover Wallace & Gromit ‘Wrong Trousers’ could work for small bursts at a time
PhD student awarded prestigious science fellowship
Physics student Nishad Karim to work with Guardian newspaper for summer placement
Richard III, Part 2 – Online course even more popular second time around
Second release of online course taught by scholars who brought King to light receives more than 14,000 sign-ups.
Festival of Postgraduate Research 2014 - Winners Announced
Winners of tenth postgraduate research festival announced
Student life documentary filmed on campus airs this week
Four-part series showcasing life as a fresher at the University will be transmitted beginning Thursday 3 July
New ITV drama based on DNA fingerprinting discovery
Code of a Killer tells the story of the first major UK case that was solved using DNA profiling
Secrets of the hidden world of drug trafficking unveiled
Dr Jennifer Fleetwood explores motivations of women working as drug mules
