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The Boy Who Lived Students put the science of Harry Potters universe to the test
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students-put-the-science-of-harry-potter2019s-universe-to-the-test
In the world of Harry Potter the young wizard undergoes two magical biological transformations: eating Gillyweed to grow gills in order to breathe underwater and drinking Skele-Gro to repair broken bones.
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Lord Sugar hails Leicester medic’s campaign to rename condition to avoid fatal mix-ups
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/diabetes-insipidus-avp-d-sugar
A Leicester medic has successfully campaigned to change the name of a rare but potentially fatal condition, with the backing of businessman and TV personality Lord Sugar.
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European Space Agency guest to deliver George Fraser Memorial Lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/elsa-montagnon-lecture
The European Space Agency's Elsa Montagnon will speak on 'Operating Spacecraft: A Career Operating ESA’s Fleet Throughout the Solar System' for Space Park Leicester on Wednesday, 25 September.
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Explore our collections
https://le.ac.uk/library/special-collections/explore
Explore the collections of archives, manuscripts and printed rare books housed in Archives and Special Collections.
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Net zero
https://le.ac.uk/sustainability/impacts/net-zero
Learn how the University of Leicester will try to achieve the goal of being net zero by 2040.
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Systematic Review Screening Process
https://le.ac.uk/library/research-support/systematic-reviews/screening-processes
There are several screening stages in a systematic review: Title/Abstract screening based on your inclusion/exclusion criteria. Full text screening based on your inclusion criteria and quality assessment criteria (or risk of bias tool). Additional searching.
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Personalising mesothelioma treatment
https://le.ac.uk/lcrc/research/personalising-mesothelioma-treatment
Precision therapeutics for mesothelioma Research theme lead: Professor Dean Fennell FMedSci Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer caused by asbestos, an environmental contaminant, that can arise in the chest or the abdomen.
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Funding opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/study/funding
The Centre for English Local History offers a number of funding opportunities for prospective students who wish to study with us. Browse the opportunities available.
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Collections
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/about/collections
The University houses a large and varied collection of materials relating to local history. It is arguably the fullest collection outside Oxford, Cambridge and London. Find out more about the collection, which includes the generous gift given to the library by Joan Thirsk.
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Postdoctoral and Visiting Fellows
https://le.ac.uk/medieval/people/postdoctoral-and-visiting-fellows
Meet the Postdoctoral and Honorary Visiting Fellows associated with the University of Leicester's Medieval Research Centre.