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Aims and Methods in Archaeology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ar1061
Module code: AR1061 How do archaeologists find sites? How do they excavate them? How do they take the fragments of things they find and use them to tell stories about the past? This module gives you an introduction to the things archaeologists do, the materials they study and...
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Spanish Literature and Film
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sp1041
Module code: SP1041 This module will introduce you to the study of film and narrative fiction from Spain.
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Spanish Literature and Film
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sp1041
Module code: SP1041 This module will introduce you to the study of film and narrative fiction from Spain.
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Spanish Literature and Film
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sp1041
Module code: SP1041 This module will introduce you to the study of film and narrative fiction from Spain.
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British-built satellite launches to map Earth’s forests in 3D for the first time with Leicester expertise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/british-satellite-launches-map-earths-forests-leicester
A satellite developed by British academics and engineers, including expertise from the University of Leicester, is set to become the first in the world to measure accurately the condition and carbon mass of the Earth’s forests from space.
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The Isle of Man study
https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/related-research/isle-of-man-study
This University of Leicester-funded study was carried out by Hayley Dunn under the joint supervision of Professor Mark Jobling (Department of Genetics) and Dr Simon James (School of Archaeology) as part of research leading to a PhD degree.
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Leicester named one of the top 5 cities in the UK to start a business in 2018
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-named-one-of-the-top-5-cities-in-the-uk-to-start-a-business-in-2018
Research gathered by Paymentsense, Europe's leading merchant service provider, has shown that Leicester is one of the best cities in the UK for entrepreneurs looking to start a small business in 2018.
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Leicester cited among global elite
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/leicester-cited-among-global-elite
The University of Leicester has been cited among the top global universities in the UK. U.S. News has released the third edition of its annual Best Global Universities rankings today to allow comparisons of universities around the world.
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Glimpses of the young David Attenborough from the University Archives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/glimpses-of-the-young-david-attenborough-from-the-university-archives
Dr Simon Dixon from the University's Special Collections has written an article providing glimpses into the childhood of Sir David Attenborough during the time he lived on the campus of what was then University College, Leicester.
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Department of Genetics, Genomics and Cancer Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/ggb
The Department of Genetics and Genome Biology at the University of Leicester is renowned for the discovery of the technique of DNA fingerprinting and, more recently, for the identification of the bones of Richard III.