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Tribute to architect behind iconic Engineering Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/tribute-to-architect-behind-iconic-engineering-building
The architect James Gowan, who co-designed the University of Leicester’s Engineering Building, has died aged 92. He formed a partnership with James Stirling in the 1950s the results of which included our Engineering Building, completed in 1963.
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Long-running course receives postgraduate funding boost
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/long-running-course-receives-postgraduate-funding-boost
Two major funders of health and medical research across the UK are supporting a long-running course at our University with a total of seven studentships.
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Sport and the Imperial bond
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/sport-and-the-imperial-bond
Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship (£43,708) July 2009 - April 2011 Dr Prashant Kidambi In recent years, historians have shown how sport became deeply intertwined with imperial and national identities within the British Empire.
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Expert opinions cover North Korea sex work and freedom of speech in Russia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/expert-opinions-cover-north-korea-sex-work-and-freedom-of-speech-in-russia
In an article for The Conversation, Professor Teela Sanders from the Department of Criminology has discussed the importance of moving towards a legal and policy framework which addresses the practicalities of sexual labour in the 21st century.
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Leicester ranked in top 1 in the world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-ranked-in-top-1-in-the-world
Our University has been ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world and in the top 20 universities in the UK by a global league table of higher education institutions.
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Support and expertise
https://le.ac.uk/nihr-rss/research-support
Find out more about the East Midlands Research Support Service (RSS) at the University of Leicester.
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An Introduction to International Space Law
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/lw7025
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An Introduction to International Space Law
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/lw7025
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Genetics, Biodiversity and Behaviour
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt2006
Module code: NT2006 This module will introduce you to the patterns of genetic variation/inheritance in families and of genetic variation in populations, and to current applications of genetics into modern medicine, anthropology, biotechnology and conservation.
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Current Trends in Aerospace
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/eg7411
Module code: EG7411 This module is based on a series of lectures delivered by Rolls Royce design engineers, from the aerospace engine division.