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• Recognising international talent

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/recognising-international-talent

  An international student will be embarking upon a new journey at our University as an ambassador for international investment in women scholars.

• New elite ranking of world universities places Leicester amongst top institutions

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/new-elite-ranking-of-world-universities-places-leicester-amongst-top-institutions

  A new ranking of the world’s top 300 elite universities has ranked the University of Leicester among the leading institutions in the world.

• Two new volcanic ‘super-eruptions’ discovered

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/yellowstone

  A new study published in Geology by Leicester academics has highlighted the discovery of two new super-eruptions originating from the Yellowstone hotspot track, including what they believe was the volcanic province’s largest and most cataclysmic event.

• University of Leicester astronomers discover Great Cold Spot on Jupiter

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/university-of-leicester-astronomers-discover-great-2018cold2019-spot-on-jupiter

  A second Great Spot has been discovered on Jupiter by University of Leicester astronomers, rivalling the scale of the planet’s famous Great Red Spot and created by the powerful energies exerted by the great planet’s polar aurorae.

• Study sheds light on the genetics of stopping smoking

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/study-genetics-stopping-smoking

  The effectiveness of a common drug to quit smoking could be down to people’s genes, according to a study from the University of Leicester.

• Prehistoric peepers provide vital clue in solving ancient Tully Monster mystery

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/prehistoric-peepers-provide-vital-clue-in-solving-ancient-tully-monster-mystery

  A 300 million year-old fossil mystery has been solved by a team from the Department of Geology, which has identified that the ancient ‘Tully Monster’ was a vertebrate - due to the unique characteristics of its eyes.

• Obamas nuclear policy wishlist appears neither politically viable nor diplomatically wise

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/2018obama2019s-nuclear-policy-wish-list-appears-neither-politically-viable-nor-diplomatically-wise2019

  Without broad approval at home or abroad Obama’s nuclear policy wish-list appears neither politically viable nor diplomatically wise in the longer term, according to Dr Andrew Futter and PhD student James Johnson from the Department of Politics and International Relations.

• Unicorns to inspire the next space entrepreneurs

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/2018unicorns2019-to-inspire-the-next-space-entrepreneurs

  Some of the most ambitious and high value start-ups are likely to develop in space-related industries and the University of Leicester is showing student and graduate entrepreneurs how they could create their own ‘unicorn from space’.

• Space Park Leicester to benefit from funding boost for UK space sector

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/space-park-levelling-up

  Space Park Leicester is to receive £284,000 to fund a Cluster Development Manager who will work with local government, businesses and academia.

• Governance policies

  https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/policies

  The University endeavours to conduct its affairs with integrity and openness and to the highest ethical standards.