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Performance to explore former Russian spy murder mystery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/performance-to-explore-former-russian-spy-murder-mystery
The public inquiry about the mysterious circumstances of Alexander Litvinenko’s death has begun eight years after the former Russian spy was poisoned with a cup of tea in London in 2006.
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Astrovan
https://le.ac.uk/food-drink/outlets/astrovan
Find out more about the Astrovan food outlet in the Students' Union on Leicester central campus.
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Study routes
https://le.ac.uk/education/study/pgce/routes
Find out about the routes available when training to be a teacher with the University of Leicester. You can apply to our University-led courses or to one of our School Direct or School-Centred Initial Teacher Training partners.
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History PGCE
https://le.ac.uk/education/study/pgce/courses/history
History is one of the oldest subjects in the school curriculum and has undergone something of a transformation in recent decades. We are committed to History being taught as a lively, thought-provoking subject.
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Self-certification
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/mitigating-circumstances/self-certification
Self-certification is a new element of the mitigating circumstances policy for the 2022/23 academic year (Section 4) (PDF, 636kb). This page summarises the scheme and more detailed information is available in the policy.
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University of Leicester partners with Bluesky International to revolutionise tree mapping technology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/partner-bluesky-international-revolutionise-tree-mapping-technology
A new Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) will enhance Bluesky’s National Tree Map
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Breakthrough molecular movie reveals DNA’s unzipping mechanism with implications for viral and cancer treatments
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/dna-helix-microscopy-cancer
Scientists at the University of Leicester have captured the first detailed “molecular movie” showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level
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Leicester cosmic explosion expert among exceptional scientists elected as Royal Society Fellows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/cosmic-explosion-scientist-elected-royal-society-fellow
University of Leicester’s Professor Nial Tanvir receives one of science’s highest honours, recognising a career spent studying the Universe’s brightest and most violent explosions
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First study examining pregnancy in the Viking Age: Pregnant women wearing martial helmets, fetuses set to avenge their fathers, but also a harsh world where not all newborns were given burial or born free
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/first-study-into-pregnancy-in-viking-age
A new, interdisciplinary study is the first focused examination of pregnancy in the Viking Age.
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New international initiative aims to transform care for Very Preterm Babies and their families
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/preterm-babies-research-leicester
A new research project involving the University of Leicester, is bringing experts and families together to develop solutions to improve the lives of very preterm babies