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Widespread prehistoric volcanic activity across Mongolia and China linked to a common cause
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/17-volcanoes
Research by a Leicester-led team of geologists has uncovered new evidence for the causes of widespread volcanic activity in eastern Asia 100 million years ago.
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Report shows rate of stillbirths and neonatal deaths decreased in 2023 but persistent inequalities remain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/perinatal-loss-infancy-death-leicester
The MBRRACE-UK collaboration, jointly led by Oxford Population Health’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit and the University of Leicester’s TIMMS research group, has today published a ‘State of the Nation’ report on perinatal deaths of babies born in the UK in 2023.
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University of Leicester cements support of Ukraine through twinning agreement
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/university-twin-ukraine
The University of Leicester has signed a Memorandum of Understanding twinning it with Kremenchuk Mykhailo Otrohradskyi National University in Ukraine, in a demonstration of solidarity with institutions affected by conflict in the country.
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Student research
https://le.ac.uk/natural-sciences/study/student-research
Students in Natural Sciences at the University of Leicester are given the opportunity to engage with the academic research process throughout their degree.
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Peer review
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/about/journals/museum-society/peer-review
Museum and Society follows a double-blind peer review process. Each submission is assigned by the Production Editor to a member of the Editorial Board.
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Facilities
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/mature-students/facilities
Learn about the facilities available to you as a mature student, including the David Wilson library, our sports centres and our nursery.
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Leicester remembers Sir Peter Hall
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-remembers-sir-peter-hall
Earlier this week, the University was saddened to hear of the death of theatre director and founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company Sir Peter Hall (pictured). Sir Peter was an honorary graduate of the University of Leicester, receiving a Doctor of Letters degree in 1977.
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Introduction to Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ch1800
Module code: CH1800 This module will enable you to understand enterprise and entrepreneurship together with the role of the entrepreneur and what constitutes innovation and technology. We will focus on the thinking behind growth oriented businesses.
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Criminal Justice in Action
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/cr1002
Module code: CR1002 (double module) What is the process of the criminal justice system from the moment an individual is arrested right up to their release/conviction in court? Why does the criminal justice system work in this way? Who is involved in this journey? This module...
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Libertine Literature, 1660-1690
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3172
Module code: EN3172 This module examines many of the most important libertine works written in the years following the restoration of Charles II in 1660.