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New Leicester research demonstrates the migrant work ethic exists in the short term
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/new-leicester-research-demonstrates-the-2018migrant-work-ethic2019-exists-in-the-short-term
The received wisdom that migrant workers have a stronger ‘work ethic’ than UK-born workers is proven for the first time, in a new study of Central and East European migrants, from our School of Business.
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Tim Peake describes the first time he saw Earth from space in new video
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/tim-peake-to-receive-an-honorary-degree
The University has conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science upon British astronaut Tim Peake during a visit to the National Space Centre in Leicester on Friday 14 October as part of a wider tour of the UK.
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Shoes Unboxed at Wakefield Museum
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/work-placement/shoes-unboxed-at-wakefield-museum
Janna King, MA in Museum Studies (now Documentation Assistant, Wakefield Museums and Castle) Here at Wakefield Museums & Castles, we had the pleasure of hosting student, Sarah Verreault, who spent eight weeks with us working on our Shoes Unboxed project.
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Biography of Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys
https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/biography
A short biography of Sir Professor Jeffreys - the inventor of DNA fingerprinting. From research at Leicester to Knighthood and current work.
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Why study English at Leicester?
https://le.ac.uk/english/study/undergraduate/why-leicester
Interested in applying for a UG degree in English at UoL? Find out more about the reasons why studying English at Leicester could be for you.
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Aerospace Engineering MEng
https://le.ac.uk/courses/aerospace-engineering-meng/2026
With advances in technology and design, aircraft engineering is always evolving. In theory and practice, this aerospace engineering degree will help you tackle these challenges, while also setting you up to become a Chartered Engineer (CEng).
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Applied Psychology BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/applied-psychology-bsc/2026
The value of psychological expertise is recognised in all walks of life. You’ll focus on forensic, occupational and clinical psychology, working with applied psychologists and carrying out research that will set you up for a career in the field.
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Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/psychology-with-cognitive-neuroscience-bsc/2026
How can we harness the brain’s activity to better understand how we think, feel and behave? This is what cognitive neuroscience is all about. And studied side-by-side with psychology, the answers have an impressive range of real-world applications.
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Athena SWAN
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/athena-swan
The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester is committed to providing a good working environment for its staff and in 2018 was successful in achieving a Silver award.
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Waugh and Words: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester