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Study to help prevent the development of diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/study-to-help-prevent-diabetes
Diabetes experts are carrying out a study to find the best way of screening people with learning disabilities to prevent them from developing diabetes. They are also looking at developing an education programme to help individuals as well as their family and carers.
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Community projects
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/royal/visits/duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge/projects
As part of their visit to the University of Leicester, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were shown three community projects, all reflecting the close ties between the University and Leicester City FC.
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Tuberculosis
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/host-microbe-interactions/tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and is studied with respect to its microbiology and physiology at the University of Leicester by LeMID researchers.
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New website highlights our local impact
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/new-csr-website-highlights-universitys-local-impact
The University of Leicester contributes significantly to the city of Leicester, the surrounding county of Leicestershire and further afield.
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Sculpture
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/primary/sculpture
Learn more about the Sculpture programme that we offer to primary school children.
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Could Pegasus really fly
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/could-pegasus-really-fly
In Greek mythology, the winged horse Pegasus was ridden by the hero Bellerophon to defeat the fearsome Chimera, a beast often depicted as being part goat, part lion and part snake.
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Leicester celebrates LGBT history month
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/leicester-celebrates-lgbt-history-month
Leicester is celebrating LGBT History Month with two events. On 15 February, a talk on Faith and Sexual Orientation was delivered at the Attenborough Arts Centre from 12noon to 1.30pm by Dianna Anderson from Oxford University.
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Leicester International Institute, Dalian University of Technology
https://le.ac.uk/engineering/study/undergraduate/leicester-international-institute
The Department of Engineering is proud to be one of the first departments at Leicester to participate in this exciting new venture between the University of Leicester and Dalian University of Technology.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/research
Archaeology and Ancient History at Leicester has long been in the vanguard of both archaeology and ancient history research in the UK.
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Heritage
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/mu7556
Module code: MU7556 Heritage is about how we understand, interpret and use the past in all its different forms.