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Home to Joe Orton and Sue Townsend collections receives national accreditation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/archive
An archive service which holds the collections of Leicester literary greats, Joe Orton and Sue Townsend, has received approval from The National Archives.
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Leicester’s role in historic Mars mission revealed 20 years on
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/beagle-2-talk
The history of the Beagle 2 mission to mars is recounted by the University of Leicester's Professor Mark Sims, who served as Mission Manager
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Britain’s Imperial Economy: Power, Wealth and Colonialism 1830-1939
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs3614
Module code: HS3614 This module explores the relationship between British ‘imperialism’ and the expansion of Britain’s society and economy in the century leading up to 1939.
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Britain’s Imperial Economy: Power, Wealth and Colonialism 1830-1939
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/hs3614
Module code: HS3614 This module explores the relationship between British ‘imperialism’ and the expansion of Britain’s society and economy in the century leading up to 1939.
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Planetary Science
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gl3106
Module code: GL3106 The profile of planetary science is increasing rapidly, and the role of geoscientists within is wide and varied. In November 2018, this excitement culminated with the landing of the NASA InSight mission on Mars, where it will study the interior of the planet.
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Planetary Science
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gl3106
Module code: GL3106 The profile of planetary science is increasing rapidly, and the role of geoscientists within is wide and varied. In November 2018, this excitement culminated with the landing of the NASA InSight mission on Mars, where it will study the interior of the planet.
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Planetary Science
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gl3106
Module code: GL3106 The profile of planetary science is increasing rapidly, and the role of geoscientists within is wide and varied. In November 2018, this excitement culminated with the landing of the NASA InSight mission on Mars, where it will study the interior of the planet.
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Hunt for Universe’s most extreme explosions receives funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/gamma-ray-burst-leverhulme
Scientists at the University of Leicester receive more than £330,000 from the Leverhulme Trust to rapidly ‘chase’ and analyse gamma-ray bursts
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University of Leicester boost for city’s landmark Diwali event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/diwali
The University of Leicester is proud to announce it is sponsoring the city’s 40th annual Diwali lights switch-on event.
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Researchers develop pioneering X-ray technique to analyse ancient artefacts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/researchers-develop-pioneering-x-ray-technique-to-analyse-ancient-artefacts
A pioneering X-ray technique that can analyse artefacts of any shape or texture in a non-destructive way has been developed by an international team of researchers led by our University.