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How it works
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/parents/how-it-works
Unless you have just been through the university application process with an older sibling, it can all seem confusing. (And even if you did all this a couple of years ago, it’s worth checking details as some things change from year to year.
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Sharpest Earth-based images of Europa and Ganymede reveal their icy landscape
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/europa-and-ganymede
University of Leicester scientists and European Southern Observatory release new images of Jupiter’s moons taken from a ground-based telescope.
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Your learning experience
https://le.ac.uk/politics/study/distance-learning/your-learning-experience
Politics and International Relations takes the delivery of distance learning very seriously and we will make every effort to make the experience enjoyable and rewarding. Find out more about the Distance Learning experience at the University of Leicester.
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Employment Law LLM, PGDip, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/employment-law-llm-dl/2026
This is for you if...you want to develop your professional knowledge and skills in the practice of employment law and the management of employment relationships.
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Trumps Space Force HyPIR lecturer interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/trump2019s-space-force-hypir-lecturer-interviewed-on-bbc-radio-5-live
Dr Bleddyn Bowen, Lecturer in International Relations at HyPIR, was interviewed about recent events in outer space on Radio 5 Live by Anna Foster.
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Salters Festival of Chemistry teaches students from local schools about science
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/salters2019-festival-of-chemistry-to-teach-students-from-local-schools-about-science
64 students from 16 schools in the local area enjoyed an exciting day of chemistry at the Salters' Festival of Chemistry on campus on Tuesday 12 April. Each school was represented by a team of four 11-13 year olds.
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Leicester-led review shows around one in three hospital infections involve antimicrobial resistance
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/antimicrobial-resistance-amr-leicester-hospital-infections
A University of Leicester-led study shows that in hospital settings antimicrobial resistance is common and independently associated with a higher risk of death.
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Leicester expert says decision on Aylesbury could set precedent for stopping gentrification of council estates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/aylesbury-decision-could-set-precedent-for-stopping-gentrification-of-council-estates-says-expert
A Leicester geographer, who is an international expert on gentrification, has been working with local campaigners in London to overturn plans for the demolition and ‘regeneration’ of the Aylesbury Estate, one of Europe’s largest public housing estates.
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University graduate involved in discovery of rare 450 million yearold coneshaped fossil
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/university-graduate-involved-in-discovery-of-rare-450-million-year-old-2018cone-shaped2019-fossil
Researchers from our University, working with an international team of geologists, have discovered an enigmatic fossil of a 450 million year-old creature resembling a tiny ice-cream cone.
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Facilities for students living at home
https://le.ac.uk/study/living-at-home/facilities
Full access to the David Wilson Library, open 24hrs weekdays. Digital Reading Room. All the University sports facilities, on campus and out at Oadby.