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• Literary Leicester marks 50 years since Agatha Christie’s death with day of crime writing events 

  Date: 11 Mar 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/literary-leicester-agatha-christie-crime-fiction

  Crime fiction takes centre stage at this year’s Literary Leicester festival as a tribute to Agatha Christie, marking 50 years since the death of...

• Leicester literature festival returns with star authors and tribute to Agatha Christie

  Date: 23 Feb 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/literary-leicester-book-festival-agatha-christie-50

  Leicester’s flagship literature festival, Literary Leicester, returns in 2026 with an exciting line up of internationally acclaimed authors...

• Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Leicester launch a best‑practice model for domestic abuse support in mental health services

  Date: 3 Feb 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/dreams-mental-health-domestic-abuse

  Domestic abuse affects millions of people every year, leaving lasting impacts on a person’s physical and mental health.

• New study exposes causes behind criminal case backlogs in England and Wales 

  Date: 8 Oct 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/police-crime-cps-england-wales-criminal-case-backlog

  A University of Leicester-led study has unearthed critical factors delaying the progression of criminal cases from police investigations to the...

• Blog: New Political Order? The strange demise of red and blue

  Date: 2 Oct 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/new-political-order-strange-demise-labour-conservatives-blog

  In this expert blog, Paul Baines, Professor of Political Marketing, explains what’s happened to the Tories and Labour.

• Citizens of Change: University of Leicester to spark national dialogue at Labour Party Conference

  Date: 15 Sep 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/national-dialogue-labour-party-conference

  Five events organised by the University will take place at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool on Monday 29 September

• Arctic eco-thriller White Road by Dr Harry Whitehead released 

  Date: 8 Sep 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/white-road-new-novel-harry-whitehead

  White Road, the new novel by the University of Leicester's Dr Harry Whitehead has been published today.

• Professor Gordon Campbell elected as fellow of Royal Society of Canada

  Date: 4 Sep 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/gordon-campbell-royal-society-of-canada-fellowship

  Gordon Campbell, Emeritus Professor of Renaissance Studies at the University of Leicester, has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada.

• Europe’s security at risk unless its leaders learn lessons of Russia-Ukraine war, expert warns

  Date: 20 Aug 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/europe-security-risk-leaders-learn-lessons-russia-ukraine-war

  An expert in the Russia-Ukraine war has warned Europe’s leaders to heed the lessons of the conflict or risk war spreading across the continent.

• Clearing was a fresh page in English student Eloise’s plans

  Date: 11 Aug 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/clearing-fresh-page-english-student-eloise-plans

  When her A Level results didn’t turn out how she’d hoped, Eloise Adams decided it was time to start a fresh page in her future plans.