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Free legal advice clinic
https://le.ac.uk/engagement/case-studies/legal-advice
Our law students volunteer, giving up their time and applying their legal training to benefit people in the local community who cannot afford legal advice.
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University of Leicester’s support for wider society is recognised by Research England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/university-leicester-support-society-recognised-research-england
The University of Leicester’s flair for engaging with and supporting wider society has been highlighted by a Research England report.
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Permissible Beauty
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/permissible-beauty
Permissible Beauty examines how beauty has been defined, hailed and perceived in the past and how this is reflected in – and shaped by – our nation’s heritage.
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Masters of Business
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/masters-of-business
Students, alumni and business professionals are being offered the chance to improve their leadership skills, learn about strategy and entrepreneurship and explore new ways of thinking at the week-long Leicester Masterclass 2018 being held at the University of Leicester.
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Mercian conference: reflections from first time attendees
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/11/07/mercian-conference-reflections-from-first-time-attendees/
Posted by Laurian Williamson in Library and Learning Services on November 7, 2023 The 2023 Mercian collaboration conference was hosted at the University of Birmingham Exchange conference centre, in September 2023.
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Leicestershire cardiologists’ life-saving mission gains the King’s recognition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/heartwize
Two Leicestershire cardiologists who made it their mission to teach every school leaver in the county lifesaving skills have seen their incredible efforts receive the royal seal of approval.
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Petrophysicist joins ocean drilling research project investigating the origins of life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/petrophysicist-joins-ocean-drilling-research-project-investigating-the-origins-of-life
On 26 October 2015, the RSS James Cook (pictured) set sail from Southampton on route to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Dr Sally Morgan from the Department of Geology at Leicester, is a petrophysicist within the international team of scientists who are on-board the vessel.
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Alumni
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni
Take a look at the career profiles of some of the PhD alumni of the University of Leicester Department of Respiratory Sciences (incorporating Infection, Immunity and Inflammation), as examples of the variety of career paths that are possible.
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Preserving the grave
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/preserving-the-grave
One problem faced by the team was, how best to preserve the grave for posterity. Under normal circumstances, the best protection is to carefully cover the archaeology with a protective membrane and rebury it.
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Antibiotic resistance
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/microbial-sciences/antibiotic-resistance
For decades, we have used antibiotics to treat bacterial infections. Now, we are threatened by bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. Learn more about why this happens and how it can be prevented.