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Study finds tuberculosis changes liver metabolism and could promote diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/tuberculosis
Scientists from the University of Leicester have discovered that tuberculosis disrupts glucose metabolism in the body
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Student support campaign raises £1,000 for local homeless charity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/21-bridge
The University of Leicester’s work alongside The Bridge Homelessness to Hope has had a huge impact on students this autumn, and helped raise more than £1,000 for local rough sleepers.
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University holds series of public events to mark Leicester’s migration history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/leicester-migration-events
The University of Leicester is working in conjunction with partners to hold five public events on the recent history of migration to the city.
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Scientists find clues to tuberculosis progression in gene expression
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/tuberculosis-gene-expression
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute working with collaborators at the University of Leicester have identified how gene expression changes during different stages of tuberculosis (TB), including early after infection before any symptoms are clinically detectable.
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150-million-year post-mortem reveals baby pterosaurs perished in a violent storm
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/150-million-year-post-mortem-baby-pterosaurs-storm
University of Leicester scientists have identified two extraordinary new fossils - tiny prehistoric flying reptiles, pterosaurs, with broken wings
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Leicestershire Institute of Technology bid reaches final stages
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/leicestershire-institute-of-technology
Experts in cyber and space technology are bidding to create a £13m ‘skills factory’ in Leicestershire to revitalise the region’s economy.
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Advanced Field Course
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gl4105
Module code: GL4105 This is the culmination of your field studies. We visit a region of outstanding geological interest and explore its geological evolution. Recent trips have been to the Alps and to Sicily and the department varies the area from time to time.
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Advanced Field Course
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gl4105
Module code: GL4105 This is the culmination of your field studies. We visit a region of outstanding geological interest and explore its geological evolution. Recent trips have been to the Alps and to Sicily and the department varies the area from time to time.
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Advanced Field Course
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gl4105
Module code: GL4105 This is the culmination of your field studies. We visit a region of outstanding geological interest and explore its geological evolution. Recent trips have been to the Alps and to Sicily and the department varies the area from time to time.
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Emily Tilley: Shedding new light on Roman artefacts
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/graduate-profiles/emily-tilley
Learn more about how Museum Studies at Leicester distance learning courses have improved. The new changes mean that the course is more in-sync with the campus-based course, but still maintains the flexibility of a distance learning course.