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• University of Leicester honours charity chief for raising the ambitions of hundreds of thousands of young people

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/university-leicester-honours-charity-chief-raising-ambitions-hundreds-thousands-young-people

  The co-founder of a social mobility charity devoted to raising young people’s educational aspirations has received an honorary award from the University of Leicester.

• Researchers explore ‘crossroads of the sea’ in Mediterranean

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/crossroads-of-the-sea

  New archaeological research led by the University of Leicester is revealing secrets of ancient Mediterranean coastal life and long-distance trade, through exploring a ‘crossroads of the sea’.

• Astronomers discover four new ‘hot Jupiters’

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/hot-jupiters

  An international team of space scientists have discovered four new ‘hot Jupiters’ in our galaxy. University of Leicester PhD researcher Rosanna Tilbrook led and co-authored the study alongside colleagues in the UK, Switzerland, Chile, Germany, the USA and South Africa.

• New £2.9 million project to develop rehabilitation programme for people with multiple long-term conditions

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/perform

  Researchers in Leicester are developing a new programme to provide exercise-based rehabilitation to people living with multiple long-term health conditions.

• Leicester researchers scoop early career award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/dorothy-goodman-prize-leicester-winners

  University of researchers Merissa Elizabeth Hickman and Dr Mahmoud-Khairy Nouetou, have been awarded early career awards for their work

• High demand for places at Leicester School of Optometry

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/optometry-degree-leicester-profession

  More than 400 prospective students have now applied to the Leicester School of Optometry for its new four-year course starting in September

• Leicester scientist helps fine-tune space telescope 1.5million km from home

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/miri-commissioning

  A first image from MIRI was released by NASA in April, giving space scientists a glimpse of the instrument’s capabilities. The first science observations using JWST are expected to commence in July.

• Ceremony late show sees Gloria make University of Leicester history

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/gloria-mawete

  Geography student makes University of Leicester graduation history

• UK first for Leicester: ground-breaking software lets surgeon see real-time 3D map of heart

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/12-cardiac-software

  Innovative software that allows a surgeon to view inside a patient’s heart in real time while applying treatment has been used for the first time in the UK in operations at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester.

• University of Leicester enters strategic partnership with East Midlands Chamber

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/university-leicester-partnership-east-midlands-chamber

  The University of Leicester has entered a strategic partnership with East Midlands Chamber.