Search
-
Space instrument gets good vibrations in major step for solar wind mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/smile
A cutting-edge x-ray telescope has shaken off a University of Leicester test that put it through the rigours of being launched into space.
-
Alumni working outside the legal profession
https://le.ac.uk/law/study/careers/graduate-profiles/outside-legal
Hear from multiple Leicester Law School graduates who have used their law degree from Leicester outside of the legal profession.
-
Revolutionary new treatment set to transform lives of severe asthma sufferers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/asthma
The future for people suffering from severe asthma is looking bright after a Leicester-based research team confirm the benefits of a revolutionary medicine, which has been recently approved for use in the UK
-
Suggested reading
https://le.ac.uk/american-studies/study/undergraduate/introductory-reading
Thinking of applying for American Studies at the University of Leicester? Take a look at our suggestions for books, films and cultural activities that will aid you with your application and prepare you for studying at Leicester.
-
Genomic sequencing confirms breast cancer link between Leicester sisters
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/27-sisters-genome
Two Leicester sisters who had their entire genomes sequenced in the hope of finding answers to their family history of breast cancer have learnt they both carry a genetic variant that significantly increases their risk of developing the disease.
-
New board appointed to advise on future space innovation in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/space-advisory-board-innovation
A new board has been created which will further strengthen Leicester’s pivotal role at the heart of UK space innovation. Leicester is one of the world’s most active cities for space research and has contributed to space exploration for more than six decades.
-
University of Leicester announces partnership supported by Art Fund with leading UK museums, galleries and heritage organisations to advance trans inclusion.
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/leading-museums-trans-inclusion-partnership
The University of Leicester's Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) has established a partnership supported by Art Fund – the national charity for art – with leading UK museums, galleries and heritage organisations to support a bold and ambitious step change...
-
Affective Digital Histories: An AHRC-funded research project
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/projects/digital-histories
Learn more about the Centre for New Writing's eight commissioned pieces exploring the afterlife of industrial buildings in Leicester and Glossop, as well as relationships between people who might have used them.
-
Travel
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/research/hydrogenase-2026/travel
Webpage describing Travel possibilities for reaching Leicester for the Hydrogenase conference in 2026
-
MBRRACE-UK sets out key recommendations for improving the care of recent migrant women with language barriers whose babies have died
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/mbrrace
The MBRRACE-UK collaboration, which is co-led by the TIMMS group at the University of Leicester and Oxford Population Health’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, has today published the results of a confidential enquiry into the care of recent migrant women with language...