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Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Business
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/senior-management/executive-board/pvc-and-head-of-college-business
Find out more about our Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Business.
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Dr Kees Straatman
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/aif/contact/kees-straatman
Learn more about the manager of the Advanced Imaging Facility in the Core Biotechnology Services, Dr Kees Straatman.
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New species revealed after 25 years of study on ‘inside out’ fossil – and named after discoverer’s mum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/new-species-inside-out-fossil-named-after-mum
Study from University of Leicester describes a new species of fossil that is 444 million years-old with soft insides perfectly preserved and saw palaeontologist puzzled by bizarre fossil for 25 years
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February 2026
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/almanac/february
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Leicester’s Top 5 COVID research studies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/top-5-covid-research-studies
One of the top ten Universities in the UK for COVID research has highlighted its top five research projects that have had a global impact.
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University response to UCU
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/open-letter-response
The University response to the open letter received from LUCU on 23 July 2020 regarding Addressing Anti-Casualisation and Precarity at the University of Leicester The University recognises the valuable contributions all our staff are making during this very difficult time.
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A new potential treatment pathway for cardiovascular disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/31-trib1-research
A collaborative study involving scientists from the University of Leicester has shown, for the first time, that a protein expressed in a subset of immune cells contributes towards the build-up of fatty deposits in arteries, which leads to cardiovascular disease.
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RNA studies advance holds out hope for cancer drug development
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/rna-studies-advance-holds-out-hope-for-cancer-drug-development
An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance that could pave a new route for the development of anti-cancer drugs.
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The Holocaust
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs7026
Module code: HS7026 The Holocaust is probably the most horrific and challenging phenomenon of the 20th Century. Approximately 6 million European Jews were murdered by Germans and their collaborators, more than a million by face to face shootings.
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The Holocaust
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/hs7026
Module code: HS7026 The Holocaust is probably the most horrific and challenging phenomenon of the 20th Century. Approximately 6 million European Jews were murdered by Germans and their collaborators, more than a million by face to face shootings.