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

  Date: 12 Mar 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 Feb 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 Feb 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

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

  Date: 16 Dec 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...

• Sycamore Gap sapling planted in University of Leicester Botanic Garden

  Date: 16 Dec 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

• Africa’s forests have switched from absorbing to emitting carbon, new study finds

  Date: 27 Nov 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/africa-forests-absorbing-emitting-carbon

  Analysis led by University of Leicester shows the African continent lost approximately 106 billion kilograms of forest biomass per year between...

• TV legend Johnny Ball gets University of Leicester staff, students and local schoolchildren thinking of numbers

  Date: 19 Nov 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/tv-legend-johnny-ball-thinking-numbers

  The science and mathematics communicator visited University of Leicester to launch the NSPCC’s Number Day 2026 and joined Dr Josh Smalley, chemist...

• Leicester Earth Observation expert unravels SpaceX spiral phenomenon for BBC’s The Sky at Night

  Date: 17 Nov 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/earth-observation-expert-spacex-spiral-phenomenon

  Professor Paul Monks gives his expert insight for the long-running BBC astronomy TV programme.

• Successful Arctic expedition establishes new instrument for monitoring climate change

  Date: 11 Nov 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/arctic-expedition-instrument-monitoring-climate-change

  Team from the University of Leicester’s Surface Temperature Group has returned from the Arctic Circle after establishing a validation station on...

• Leicester delegation to COP30 includes experts covering climate from every angle

  Date: 4 Nov 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/cop30-attendees

  A delegation of experts from the University of Leicester is heading to the Conference of the Parties, or COP30, to bring the latest insights into...