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Five reasons why we need to look at childbirth and the media
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/five-reasons-why-we-need-to-look-at-childbirth-and-the-media
An academic from our University has discussed ways in which the media shapes society’s perceptions, anxieties and emotions arising out of birth.
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New academy aims to change nature of health care for older people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-academy-aims-to-change-nature-of-health-care-for-older-people
A new academy has been set up in Leicester that hopes to tackle the challenges of ageing and change the nature of health care for older people.
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A garden fit for a king
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/a-garden-fit-for-a-king
The University’s Special Collections houses an exceptional collection of rare books and prints from the 17th century, which throws light on the life of diarist and writer John Evelyn, who documented major events during his lifetime – including the last major epidemic of the...
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Academics and Leicester sports coaches team up in ERASMUS research project on ethics code for grassroots sport across Europe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/academics-and-leicester-sports-coaches-team-up-in-erasmus-research-project-on-ethics-code-for-grassroots-sport-across-europe
Leicester City Football Club led the way in professional football excellence in England in 2016, but now the public focus has shifted once more to football's problems – the depressing hooliganism stories from Euro 2016.
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Space education experts assemble in Leicester for ESA conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/16-esa-conference
Space education experts from across Europe are gathering at the University this week for the third European Space Agency Symposium on Space Educational Activities, which runs 16-18 September.
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£5 million grant for health science PhD students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/16-wellcome-grant
The University of Leicester has been awarded a Wellcome Trust grant of over £5 million. The grant will enable the University to support 40 genomic epidemiology and public health genomics PhD students beginning in the 2020/21 academic year.
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Northern Lights' growing impact on humanity to be explored in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/northern-lights-impact-humanity-explored
Dr Darren Wright of Space Park Leicester and the School of Physics & Astronomy to host ‘The northern lights: societal impacts of geomagnetic storms’ on 1 July
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Increased empathy in maternity leads to better levels of care
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/empathy-maternity-training-leicester
Training maternity staff to be more empathetic in their level of care increases patient and practitioner satisfaction - Leicester study shows
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Work placement
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/work-placement
All students on our campus-based masters programmes in Museum Studies and Art Museum and Gallery Studies at the University of Leicester undertake an 8 week, full-time, work placement. Find out more.
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Goal 14: Life Below Water
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/life-below-water
The fourteenth Sustainable Development Goal is to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.