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• University renews pledge for diversity in space

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/space-census

  The University of Leicester has today (Tuesday) reaffirmed its commitment to driving diversity in the UK space industry, following publication of the 2020 Space Census.

• Partners

  https://le.ac.uk/evelyn-waugh/about/partners

  The University of Leicester Evelyn Waugh Project is proud to be working with a series of partners. Learn more about the project partners.

• Why are we all so fascinated by language

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/why-are-we-all-so-fascinated-by-language

  Have you ever wondered why some people learn a language more easily than others? Why Donald Trump sounds different to other politicians? Whether we’ll all be speaking English, Chinese or Martian in the future? A brand new free online course provided by the University will be...

• Research highlights and publications

  https://le.ac.uk/cse/research/facilities/advanced-microscopy-facility/research-highlights-and-publications

  Take a look at The University of Leicester's Advanced Microscopy Facilities research highlights and publications.

• A successful first year for the Leicester Weekend

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/a-successful-first-year-for-the-leicester-weekend

  The first Leicester Weekend took place from 17 - 19 June where over 500 alumni were welcomed back to the University of Leicester. The weekend commenced with The Legacy Guild’s Annual Afternoon Tea (pictured, left) which was held at Beaumont Hall on Friday 17 June.

• TV legend Johnny Ball gets University of Leicester staff, students and local schoolchildren thinking of numbers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/tv-legend-johnny-ball-thinking-numbers

  The science and mathematics communicator visited University of Leicester to launch the NSPCC’s Number Day 2026 and joined Dr Josh Smalley, chemist and Great British Bake Off finalist, for demonstrations with schoolchildren

• Leading light in auroras to give prestigious astronomy lecture

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/provan-aurora-lecture

  Dr Gabrielle Provan from the University of Leicester is to give the Royal Astronomical Society’s James Dungey Lecture, focusing on the auroral light displays on Earth and beyond

• Incunabula in Special Collections

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/04/10/incunabula-in-special-collections/

  Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on April 10, 2014 For a University the size and age of Leicester the Library has a surprising rich collection of incunabula (books printed before 1501).

• Research to understand peatland policy ‘on the ground’

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/peatlands

  Postgraduate research at the University of Leicester is seeking to understand how peatland policy is implemented at a local level, gaining insights from NGOs, farmers, landowners, researchers, and policymakers

• Stephen Fry reveals previously untold LGBTQ history

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/stephen-fry-reveals-previously-untold-lgbtq-history

  Our University is working with the  National Trust is celebrating LGBTQ heritage, to reveal new information about Felbrigg Hall’s last squire, Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer.