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Centenary Scholars Reception
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/events/centenary-scholars-reception
On Wednesday 1 December 2021, President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Nishan Canagarajah hosted a reception for students who have benefitted from the University’s range of scholarships and bursaries.
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Distance Learning student stories
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/undergraduate/distance-learning-student-stories
I started my BA Archaeology degree at Leicester in 2015, taking the first year part-time over two years, going full time for second and third year. The course is flexible and easy to fit around family life. I have just achieved a first-class degree.
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Entrepreneurial Project
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/co3202
Module code: CO3202 In this module, you will: Carry out significant background research and a literature survey which underpins the project work.
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Spanish Language (Beginners)
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sp1020-sp1021
Module code: SP1020+SP1021 Our language modules for Beginners are intensive courses which bring you up to A2 Level of the common European Framework for languages (CEFR) in a year.
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Spanish Language (Beginners)
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sp1040
Module code: SP1040 Our language modules for Beginners are intensive courses which bring you up to A2 Level of the common European Framework for languages (CEFR) in a year.
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Leicester academics to discuss the impact of technology on work and employment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-academics-to-discuss-the-impact-of-technology-on-work-and-employment
Academics in the Centre for Sustainable Work and Employment Futures at our University recently presented new research findings to an Independent Commission looking at the impact of new technology on the future of work.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 11 19 August
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-11-19-august
Jack Newsinger from the Department of Media and Communication has written an article for The Conversation about labour leader candidate Jeremy Corbyn's art policy.
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Leicester study to improve crop plants
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/leicester-study-to-improve-crop-plants
Dr James Higgins (pictured) from the Department of Genetics has been awarded a New Investigator grant (£450,000) from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to investigate meiotic adaptation to whole genome duplication.
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Media spotlight on Engineering Building roof project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/media-spotlight-on-engineering-building-roof-project
The project to replace the roof and glazed facades of our world-famous Engineering Building and preserve its heritage has been the subject of an in-depth feature in Construction Manager Magazine.
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Exoplanets and Planet Formation
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/astrophysics/planet-formation
The last few years have seen an explosion in our knowledge of extra-solar planets, and we now understand that most, if not all stars host planetary systems.