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New campus Co-op opens as students return to University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/september/university-of-leicester-co-op
A new Co-op store has opened at the University of Leicester, offering groceries and everyday essentials to students, staff and local residents.
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University of Leicester maintains strong performance with 31st placing in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/september/times-ranking-2027
Cements University of Leicester among UK's top 40 institutions across all major domestic and international league tables
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Space cluster role in driving economic growth showcased to policymakers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/september/space-cluster-economic-growth-policymakers
University of Leicester experts presented work at event discussing how evidence is used and scrutinised at Westminster and highlighted the role of...
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Leicester part of novel €15 Million UTI research project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/september/uti-infection-phage-therapy-leicester
Leicester is part of an exciting research team investigating how recurrrent UTIs can be treated using phage therapy and improved gut health
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University of Leicester continues climb in Guardian University Guide
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/september/guardian-university-guide-2027
Guardian University Guide 2027 places the University of Leicester at =39th among UK institutions with a total of seven subjects at Leicester in...
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Welcome 2026: Helping every student feel at home at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/september/welcome-2026-student-home-leicester
Geoff Green, Registrar and Secretary, reflects on the changes being made to Welcome 2026.
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Space Park Leicester to bring NASA-proven leadership training to Leicester for international five-day executive programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/september/space-park-leicester-nasa-leadership-training-executive-programme
The NASA 4-D Executive Space Programme will bring together two professional development courses, the NASA 4-D Leadership Programme and Space Park...
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Leicester contributes to Universities UK Future Jobs Roadmap
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/september/leicester-contributes-universities-uk-future-jobs-roadmap
Leicester has helped shape a national roadmap to support graduate employment, skills development and business growth.
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Medieval monks helped spark England’s wool economy, new research reveals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/september/monks-medieval-wool-industry-sheep
New research from the Universities of Leicester and York reveals how medieval sheep and cattle farming transformed the English countryside and...
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Micro-bladder model offers clues to stopping recurrent UTIs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/september/uti-phage-becky-mayer-centre-antibiotics
A lab-grown micro bladder may explain why urinary tract infections (UTIs) return so frequently, according to a study led by researchers at UCL,...