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International Business
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mk7406
Module code: MK7406 In this module you'll study a variety of ecological, geographic, historical, sociological and political economic factors shaping the dynamics of contemporary practices of international business.
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Managerial Economics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ec3071
Module code: EC3071 This module is mainly about incentive theory. The two main parts are agency problem and adverse selection. The former is about a context when an individual called principal hires another person called agent to accomplish a task.
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Environmental and Resource Economics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ec2053
Module code: EC2053 In this module, we will learn about the interdependence between the economy and the environment. We will discuss the concept of market failure and why it is crucial in environmental economics. We will study some alternative remedies to market failures.
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Advanced Corporate Finance
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/af3151
Module code: AF3151 In this module you will critically discuss the problem of asymmetric information (adverse selection and moral hazard) and how information frictions shape corporate decisions in capital structure, dividend policy and corporate governance.
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John Foster Houses
https://le.ac.uk/study/accommodation/search/john-foster-houses
There are a variety of room types to choose from in John Foster Houses. Howard House, Spinneys House and Treroose House are situated in a prime location in The Village and are just a short walk away from the bus stop, The Village Reception and the Roger Bettles Sports Centre.
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University researchers show juices from damaged salad leaves massively stimulate Salmonella growth and salad leaf colonisation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/university-researchers-show-juices-from-damaged-salad-leaves-massively-stimulate-salmonella-growth-and-salad-leaf-colonisation
Investigations by Leicester microbiologists have revealed that just a small amount of damage to salad leaves can massively stimulate the presence of the food poisoning bug Salmonella in ready-prepared salad leaves.
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Visiting PhD students
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/visiting
If you are a PhD student at another university you can apply to study for a period of up to 1 year at Leicester to undertake research which supports your PhD.
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Adele Parks: My time at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/english/about/famous-names/adele-parks
Find out what bestselling author Adele Parks remembers about her time studying English at the University of Leicester.
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Church, State and Belief in Soviet Russia, 1941-1991
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3751
Module code: HS3751/3752 Module Outline In February 2012, a feminist punk group, wearing brightly coloured outfits complete with balaclavas, protested against the collaboration between the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church and President Vladimir Putin by performing on...
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Student of the Year nomination for University of Leicester engineer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/student-of-the-year-nomination
Third-year year Engineering student at the University of Leicester Samiksha Raviraja is one of five students shortlisted.