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New programme announced for UKs largest archaeology festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/new-programme-announced-for-uk2019s-largest-archaeology-festival
The programme for this year’s Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology, which is supported by the University of Leicester, has been...
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Brexit impact to be discussed at free event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/brexit-impact-to-be-discussed-at-free-event
A free talk at our University will discuss the impact of Brexit on Ireland, and on UK-Ireland relations.
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Rage and Revolution Revisited as a Major Punk Exhibition Hits Leicester This Summer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/punk-rage-revolution
The team behind the successful 2019 Mods: Shaping a Generation exhibition, Soft Touch Arts, Arch Creative and Shaun Knapp, are proud to present...
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Tales of migration lead to unique international project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/migrants-tales-lead-to-unique-international-project
A tale of two cities has brought together two international universities in a unique collaboration to explore their common histories.
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Students growing rocket from outer space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students-growing-rocket-from-outer-space
Students in our Department of Physics and Astronomy have been growing rocket lettuce from seeds that have been orbiting in space.
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University sports teams ready for Varsity clashes across Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/varsity
When the University of Leicester’s students take on their De Montfort University (DMU) counterparts at Varsity 2022, they will be the latest in a...
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World’s first picture of the molecular machinery that makes cilia beat
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/cilia
A picture of the structures that power human cilia – the tiny, hairlike projections that line our airways, has been produced by scientists for the...
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University of Leicester sees boost in student numbers as widening participation strategy bears fruit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/university-of-leicester-sees-boost-in-student-numbers-as-widening-participation-strategy-bears-fruit
Undergraduate registrations at the University of Leicester increased by almost 10 per cent last year and applications for this year are also on...
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Are we doomed New online course asks how we can make the modern world sustainable
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/are-we-doomed-new-online-course-asks-how-we-can-make-the-modern-world-sustainable
A new online course, available on the FutureLearn social learning platform, will unpick the complex global challenge that is sustainability and...
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GPS in space research brings autonomous interplanetary travel closer to reality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/201cgps-in-space201d-research-brings-autonomous-interplanetary-travel-closer-to-reality
An accurate method for spacecraft navigation takes a leap forward today as the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and our University publish a...