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Inspiration in English
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2015/03/25/inspiration-in-english/
Posted by Philip A. Shaw in School of English Blog on March 25, 2015 Dr Emma Parker, Senior Lecturer in English, has been recognised as an ‘Inspirational Woman at the University of Leicester’ for outstanding achievement in her career.
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Archaeological excavations at Bradgate Park uncover the home of Lady Jane Grey
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/25-archaeological-excavations-bradgate-park-fieldschool-lady-jane-grey
Archaeologists from the University of Leicester have returned to Bradgate Park for their fifth season of excavations. Aiming to uncover the hidden history of this popular attraction, the Bradgate Park Fieldschool is a five-year programme of research (2015-2019).
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Tradition meets AI as Leicester scientists help tackle Amazonian biodiversity crisis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/tradition-ai-leicester-scientists-amazonian-biodiversity-crisis
Scientists led by University of Leicester working with universities in Brazil will support traditional communities to monitor biodiversity in the Amazon, developing an AI toolkit to catalogue local knowledge and understanding
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Prestigious accolade for health inequalities team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/kamlesh-ethnic-minority-national-award
A team including representatives from the University of Leicester working to tackle health inequalities for ethnic minority groups has won a national award
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/american-studies/research
All academics in the Centre for American Studies at the University of Leicester are actively engaged in academic research, publishing their work both here in the UK and in the USA. Find out about our research projects.
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Space Park Leicester named as a UK ‘centre for excellence’ for future growth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/space-park-future-growth
A new report by the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) has identified Space Park Leicester, the landmark national initiative being developed by the University of Leicester in collaboration with local, national and international partners, as the UK centre of...
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Sydney Holloway
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/sydney-holloway
We have recently learned with great sadness of the death of Sydney Holloway, who was a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leicester from the early 1960s to the early 2000s.
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Why study Politics at Leicester?
https://le.ac.uk/politics/study/undergraduate/why-leicester
Find out why you should study Politics at Leicester. Enjoy the benefits of internationally-recognised research, stimulating teaching, great employability and careers opportunities, and the chance to study abroad.
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Collaborations
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/structural-chemical-biology/collaborations
Find out more about the collaborations between the Institute for Structural Chemical Biology, its members and national and international researchers.
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What is a PhD?
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/what-they-are/phd
Find out about PhD and MPhil research degrees, with guidance on research requirements, duration and training.