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Vice-Chancellor backs Leicester’s £100m philanthropic campaign with personal six-figure donation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/october/vice-chancellor-leicester-100m-philanthropic-campaign-2121
The University of Leicester’s Vice-Chancellor hopes others will follow his lead after he donated a six-figure sum to the institution’s...
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Leicester plants a lasting legacy at Chongqing Medical University’s 70th anniversary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/october/leicester-lasting-legacy-chongqing-medical-university-70th-anniversary
A commemorative tree planted during Chongqing Medical University’s 70th anniversary celebrations will be a lasting symbol of the growing...
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Leicester Vice-Chancellor honoured for engineering career kickstarted by a mission to solve his mum’s hearing aid problems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/september/leicester-vice-chancellor-honoured-engineering-hearing-aid-problems
The University of Leicester’s Vice-Chancellor has been honoured for his outstanding service to engineering.
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Britain has widened access to university but graduate opportunity remains unequal, report warns
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/september/britain-widened-access-university-graduate-opportunity-remains-unequal-report-warns
Britain has made significant progress in widening access to higher education, but the next challenge is what happens after graduation.
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Arise Sir Nishan – King Charles knights University of Leicester Vice-Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/sir-nishan-king-charles-knights-university-leicester-vice-chancellor
King Charles knighted the University of Leicester’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Nishan Canagarajah, in an investiture ceremony held at Windsor...
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Class of 2026 graduate with international education provided by UK-China experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/2026-dalian-graduate-international-education-uk-china-experts
The latest students to benefit from a truly international education have graduated from an institute in China established by the University of...
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Special ceremony sees University of Leicester celebrate its Rutland roots
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/special-ceremony-university-leicester-celebrate-rutland-roots
The links between the University of Leicester and the county of Rutland were celebrated at a special event held in Lyddington.
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Midlands Mindforge enters active investment phase as first spinout investments deployed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/midlands-mindforge-investment-phase-spinout-investments
Investment company established by universities including the University of Leicester completes its first round of investments
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University of Leicester President and Vice-Chancellor responds to new report on the value of a university degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/president-vice-chancellor-responds-value-degree
Comment by Professor Sir Nishan Canagarajah
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Outstanding alumni celebrated at University of Leicester awards dinner
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/outstanding-alumni-awards-dinner
University of Leicester’s annual Alumni Awards Dinner held at the iconic National Space Centre in Leicester on 14 May, where generations of former...