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Governance
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/governance-office
Governance refers to the systems, structures, procedures and rules by which the University takes key decisions on its affairs.
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Professor Sir Hans Kornberg
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2019/hans-kornberg
Hans Kornberg with colleagues in 1974. L-R: Geoff Turnock, Arthur Rowe, unknown, David Critchley, Hans Kornberg, Ron Cooper, unknown, Colin Jones, Peter Henderson(possibly), Ken Jones (photo: Chris Willmott) The Biochemistry Department in 1974.
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Defining Moments: Poetry and Presence
https://le.ac.uk/english/research/research-projects/past-projects/defining-moments
Project overview Dr Mary Ann Lund’s project explores the relationship between poetry, place, and spiritual exploration. It focuses on poetry’s attentiveness to the here and now, to moments of ‘thisness’.
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Weapons of plant production
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/plant-production
Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison researches the modification of genetic makeup to make stronger and healthier species of plants to help tackle poverty and ensure survival.
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University policy
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/animal-welfare/culture-of-care/university-policy
View the University of Leicester's policy on the use of animals in research and experiments.
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Groundbreaking research into cancer treatment receives financial boost
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/liquid-biopsies
Groundbreaking research to track how cancers evolve and investigate what treatments work best, has received a £455,000 financial boost.
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Start your postgraduate journey in January 2026
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/postgraduate-applicants
Learn more about postgraduate courses with start dates in January and April each year.
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Zoe Lipkens
https://le.ac.uk/people/zoe-lipkens
Zoe Lipkens, PhD student, University of Leicester
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Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/04/11/neptune-is-cooler-than-we-thought-study-reveals-unexpected-changes-in-atmospheric-temperatures/
New research led by space scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed how temperatures in Neptune’s atmosphere have unexpectedly fluctuated over the past two decades.
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Doctors, Disease and Pandemics: Patients and Practitioners
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs7312
Module code: HS7312 This module examines disease and the varieties of human response to it in society, from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries, taking a focused ‘case study’ approach.