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Leicester alumni recognised in New Year Honours 2022
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/new-year-honours
Outstanding achievements by University of Leicester alumni have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours List for 2022. Awards include recognition for a bestselling author and a Paralympic Gold-winning athlete.
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Leading scientists takeover Leicester pubs for Pint of Science festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/pint-of-science
Pub goers in Leicester will get much more than just a pint next week when some of Britain’s leading Scientists head to the city’s drinking venues to discuss their latest research. The ‘Pint of Science’ festival runs from 9th-11th May.
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Working in partnership with the Primary PGCE
https://le.ac.uk/education/school-partnerships/primary-partnership
Find out how your primary school can work in partnership with the School of Education at the University of Leicester - including hosting PGCE Focus Days placements, recruitment and joining our Partnership Management Group.
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Calver Weir Archive
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/all/calver-weir
The Calver Weir collection is focussed on interviews about the village of Calver in the Derbyshire Peak District, which was built to provide water for cotton spinning in the 19th century. Learn more about the project.
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The Guardian highlights Vardyquake project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/the-guardian-highlights-vardyquake-project
Vardyquake, the student geology project that achieved worldwide attention for calculating the seismic signals generated by Leicester fans cheering Jamie Vardy's goalscoring last year, has been featured in The Guardian's round-up of the winners and runners-up of its...
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Previous research projects
https://le.ac.uk/politics/research/research-projects/previous-research-projects
More information on Politics and International Relations research cluster previous research projects.
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New elite ranking of world universities places Leicester amongst top institutions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/new-elite-ranking-of-world-universities-places-leicester-amongst-top-institutions
A new ranking of the world’s top 300 elite universities has ranked the University of Leicester among the leading institutions in the world.
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New BHF investment to bolster world-class research at University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/03-bhf-accelerator-award-heart-circulatory-diseases
The University of Leicester has received £1 million in funding from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to strengthen its world-class research into heart and circulatory diseases.
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University of Leicester outlines next steps in Strategic Review
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/university-leicester-next-steps-strategic-review
The University of Leicester has launched a formal consultation on proposals aimed at strengthening its financial sustainability and future success.
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University Provost reflects on changing attitudes to sexuality on campus over thirty years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/university-provost-reflects-on-changing-attitudes-to-sexuality-on-campus-over-thirty-years
As LGBT+ history month draws to a close, University Provost Professor Mark Peel has spoken about his personal experience of the changing attitudes towards sexuality on university campuses in a piece for the Times Higher Education, which is reposted on the University...