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City son honoured by University of Leicester for public health leadership
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/ivan
The University of Leicester has honoured one of the city’s own for his exceptional track record in public health leadership.
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Leicester scientists set to visit schools as part of a mobile science lab designed to spark students’ interest in STEM subjects
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/curiosity-cube
A traveling mobile science lab developed and created by science and technology company Merck, is set to spark the interest of Leicestershire’s young people when it comes to visit
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Research identifies impact of teenage screen use
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/screen-use
Two thirds of children use more than one screen at the same time after school, in the evenings and at weekends as part of increasingly sedentary lifestyles, according to new research at the University of Leicester.
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Praise for University’s COVID-19 response
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/hebcon-contribution-award
The University of Leicester has been recognised with a national award for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Openness in animal research among UK’s best
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/leader-in-openness
The University of Leicester has once again been named as one of the UK’s ‘Leaders in Openness’ by national body Understanding Animal Research.
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SPRINT awarded additional £200,000 funding from UK Space Agency
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/sprint-uksa
A national business support programme for the space sector led by the University of Leicester has been given a Government funding boost.
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Increasing diversity among patients provides opportunity for empathy muscle workout
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/diversity-and-empathy
New paper by University of Leicester researcher encourages health professionals to see diversity as an opportunity as a facilitator of empathy.
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University of Leicester cements support of Ukraine through twinning agreement
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/university-twin-ukraine
The University of Leicester has signed a Memorandum of Understanding twinning it with Kremenchuk Mykhailo Otrohradskyi National University in Ukraine, in a demonstration of solidarity with institutions affected by conflict in the country.
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Europe’s security at risk unless its leaders learn lessons of Russia-Ukraine war, expert warns
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/europe-security-risk-leaders-learn-lessons-russia-ukraine-war
An expert in the Russia-Ukraine war has warned Europe’s leaders to heed the lessons of the conflict or risk war spreading across the continent.
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Ancient History and Classical Archaeology BA, DipHE, CertHE, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/ancient-history-and-classical-archaeology-ba-dl/2025
When it comes to understanding the past, two disciplines are often better than one. In this degree, you’ll study the ancient and classical worlds through both textual and material remains, with the added flexibility of working from home.