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• Business leader honoured by University of Leicester for nation-building legacy

  Date: 18 May 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/business-leader-honoured-alumni-university-leicester-nation-building-legacy

  A lifelong career dedicated to excellence in business, transforming education and creating opportunity in Nigeria has been celebrated by the...

• University of Leicester celebrates Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday

  Date: 8 May 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/university-leicester-sir-david-attenborough-100th-birthday

  A tree planting and a showstopping cake rustled up by a dream Great British Bake Off team were highlights of the University of Leicester’s...

• Leicester chemist brings dinosaurs with a dram of science to Edinburgh Science Festival

  Date: 17 April 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/chemist-dinosaurs-edinburgh-science-festival

  Great British Bake Off finalist Dr Josh Smalley co-hosts two shows with Bake Off 2020 winner Peter Sawkins, exploring how fossils form, and the...

• NASA and ESA view Space Park Leicester’s ultra-clean mini-lab for space samples first-hand

  Date: 1 April 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/nasa-esa-space-park-leicester-ultra-clean-mini-lab

  Delegation from NASA and the European Space Agency visited Space Park Leicester to see its Double Walled Isolator, an ultra-clean miniature...

• University of Leicester scientists reveal hidden world of baking in new Matt Adlard book

  Date: 31 March 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/science-of-baking-microscopic-josh-smalley

  University of Leicester scientists have revealed the hidden world of baking through microscopic images featured in Matt Adlard’s new book, The...

• University of Leicester hosts contest to find the world’s brightest young economists

  Date: 12 March 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/university-leicester-hosts-olympiad-worlds-brightest-young-economists

  Some of the brightest minds in the Midlands converged on the University of Leicester for a competition to find the best young economists in the world.

• University of Leicester expert to help UK Government’s bid to boost nation’s employment levels

  Date: 16 February 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/university-leicester-expert-uk-government-boost-nations-employment-levels

  A University of Leicester economist has been chosen to help the UK Government realise its vision to boost the nation’s jobs market.

• University joins national group dedicated to tackling world health issues

  Date: 3 February 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/biofilm-research-disease-resistance

  The University of Leicester has joined a consortium of research institutes dedicated to tackling disease, climate change and food security

• Sycamore Gap sapling planted in University of Leicester Botanic Garden

  Date: 16 December 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/nick-bailey-sycamore-gap-botanic-garden

  The University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden is now home to one of the iconic Sycamore Gap saplings from the National Trust

• Lahore to Leicester pathway – agreement gives Pakistan students a truly international study experience

  Date: 16 December 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/lahore-leicester-pathway-agreement-pakistan-students-international-study-experience

  A new agreement between the University of Leicester and the University of Central Punjab (UCP) will see students split their studies between...