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• Growing use of psychedelics outside medical system prompts major UK study 

  Date: 29 June 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/psychedelic-mushrooms-drugs-use-study

  Researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Exeter are launching a major study into the growing use of psychedelic drugs outside medical...

• University of Leicester history expert helps Strictly star solve family murder mystery

  Date: 29 May 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/university-leicester-history-strictly-amy-dowden-solve-family-murder-mystery

  A history expert from the University of Leicester will help Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden solve a family murder mystery on hit BBC...

• University of Leicester historian helps bring untold story of British Asian cricket to Lord’s 

  Date: 28 April 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/cricket-south-asian-exhibition-lords

  The untold story of British Asian cricket takes centre stage at Lord’s in a new exhibition co-curated by University of Leicester historian Dr...

• Expert view: Legal aid for asylum seekers is hard to come by – it’s no wonder criminal advisers are taking advantage

  Date: 17 April 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/legal-aid-asylum-seekers

  Dr Diego Garcia Rodriguez from the School of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy, and colleagues at the universities of Exeter and Birmingham...

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

  Date: 11 March 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...

• Discover the region’s rich heritage at free family friendly celebration event

  Date: 6 March 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/celebrate-regions-rich-heritage-free-family-friendly-celebration-event

  A free family friendly event which puts the spotlight on the rich heritage of our city and region takes place at the University of Leicester on...

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

  Date: 23 February 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...

• Dr Paul Ian Campbell wins BERA Educational Research Book of the Year  

  Date: 14 November 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/dr-paul-ian-campbell-bera-book-of-the-year

  Dr Paul Ian Campbell's book, Race and Assessment in Higher Education, has won the British Educational Research Association (BERA)'s Educational...

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

  Date: 4 November 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...

• Leicester explores ‘our working lives’ as Festival of Social Science returns

  Date: 8 October 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/festival-of-social-science-working-lives-leicester

  Explore free events at the University of Leicester’s Festival of Social Science 2025, themed around ‘our working lives’.