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University launches crowdfunding platform for student groups
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/24-leiscgo
The University's Philanthropy, Alumni and Community Engagement (PACE) team has today launched LeicsGO, a new crowdfunding platform for student groups.
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Genetic switch discovery could help to prevent symptoms of Parkinsons disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/genetic-switch-discovery-could-help-to-prevent-symptoms-of-parkinsons-disease
A genetic ‘switch’ has been discovered by MRC researchers at our University which could help to prevent or delay the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
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Leicester secures funding in regional policing partnership
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/leicester-secures-funding-in-regional-policing-partnership
The University, as part of a consortium of seven universities, five police forces and five Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) across the East Midlands, has been awarded £862,620 from the College of Policing, the Higher Education Funding Council for England...
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Breakthrough power source scoops Engineer Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/11-engineering-award
Chris Bicknell, Ramy Mesalam, Emily Jane Watkinson, Richard Ambrosi, with Tim Tinsley from NNL|Congratulations to Professor Richard Ambrosi and colleagues in our School of Physics and Astronomy who have won the ‘Aerospace, Defence and Security’ category in The Engineer...
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Criminology with Forensic Psychology BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/criminology-with-forensic-psychology-bsc/2027
Study Criminology with Forensic Psychology at Leicester - ranked 6th in the UK for Criminology (The Guardian University Guide 2025). Our BSc degree gives a comprehensive study of crime and justice.
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Criminology with Forensic Psychology BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/criminology-with-forensic-psychology-bsc/2026
Study Criminology with Forensic Psychology at Leicester - ranked 6th in the UK for Criminology (The Guardian University Guide 2025). Our BSc degree gives a comprehensive study of crime and justice.
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Hubble captures vivid auroras in Jupiter’s atmosphere
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/06/30/hubble-captures-vivid-auroras-in-jupiters-atmosphere/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on June 30, 2016 Astronomers are using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to study auroras — stunning light shows in a planet’s atmosphere — on the poles of the largest planet in the Solar System,...
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Leicester Professor to lead UK Space Science Strategy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/25-martin-barstow-uksa
Professor Martin Barstow has been appointed as Chair of the UK Space Agency’s Science Programme Advisory Committee, leading the UK's approach to Space Science.
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Ichthyosaur skull in Leicester museum reveals Jurassic secrets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/12-ichthyosaur
A new scientific study has re-examined a series of fossil skulls from the UK, providing new insights into two species of extinct marine reptiles.
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Stop the clocks: Brisk walking may slow biological ageing process, study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/walking-speed-ageing
A new study of genetic data published today (Wednesday) of more than 400,000 UK adults has revealed a clear link between walking pace and a genetic marker of biological age.