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• Leicester research supports European Parliament legislation on aggressive corporate tax planning

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-research-supports-european-parliament-legislation-on-aggressive-corporate-tax-planning

  A Leicester academic has been at the heart of the European Parliament's attempts to introduce reforms to curb aggressive tax planning and avoidance by multinational enterprises.

• Colonial Countryside

  https://le.ac.uk/colonial-countryside

  Colonial Countryside: National Trust Houses Reinterpreted is a national writing and history project in partnership with Peepal Tree Press, Renaissance and the National Trust.

• Our History

  https://le.ac.uk/library/special-collections/our-history

  Plans were announced in 1917 for a new college of higher education in Leicester, as a memorial to the sacrifices made by local people during the First World War.

• Early edition of Frankenstein in University archives gives rise to chilling story around its creation

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/early-edition-of-frankenstein-in-university-archives-gives-rise-to-chilling-story-around-its-creation

  A popular character during Halloween is the shambling mass of assorted body parts known as Frankenstein’s Monster from Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein – a creature who has remained a harrowing vision of what can happen when people try and create unnatural life since its...

• University of Leicester backs performances marking 50 years since Ugandan Asian exodus

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/curve-uganda

  The University of Leicester has backed a series of performances which mark the 50th anniversary of the Ugandan Asian exodus.

• National award for Josh’s out of this world bakes with National Space Centre

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/national-award-josh-bakes-space-centre

  Instagram series Mission Bake, a collaboration between Dr Josh Smalley and the National Space Centre, has won first place at the Sir Arthur Clarke Awards

• Commercialisation

  https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/commercialisation

  Spin-outs The University of Leicester has a rich history of pioneering innovations and turning them into commercial success stories across multiple industries. The world-class research that takes place has led to a large portfolio of spin-out companies.

• We are Citizens of Change

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/24-we-are-citizens-of-change

  prsrA2paH7s|Today sees the launch of our new identity – Citizens of Change. It builds on the University of Leicester’s heritage whilst looking to the future and supporting our mission, vision and new strategic plan.

• Creating circular economies for technology metals

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/recycling-metal

  Professor Andrew Abbott explores the cutting-edge science making recycling metals eco-compatible.

• New book on bisexuality to debut at Leicester Pride

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/new-book-on-bisexuality-to-debut-at-leicester-pride

  A new book on bisexuality co-curated by a University staff member will feature on the University’s stand at Leicester Pride on Saturday 3 September 2016.