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• Our 100: A people’s history of the University

  https://le.ac.uk/centenary/our-100

  As part of the University’s centenary celebrations, we want your help to showcase ‘Our 100’ – 100 things that define our past, present, and future.

• New robot to detect Parkinson’s disease could be used on humans in the next 5 years

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/parkinsons-robot

  Parkinson’s disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra. As a result, dopamine – a chemical that helps to regulate movement of the body – drops.

• World’s first disability hate crime conference will help to tackle Britain’s shameful problem

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/disability-hate-crime

  For the first time ever, victims, academics, support organisations and elements of the criminal justice system will meet to discuss the impact of disability hate crime.

• UK’s Chief Medical Officer honoured by University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/uk-chief-medical-officer-honoured-university-leicester

  Professor Chris Whitty, one of the most pivotal figures in the UK’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, has been honoured by the University of Leicester.

• Leicester’s Top 5 COVID research studies

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/top-5-covid-research-studies

  One of the top ten Universities in the UK for COVID research has highlighted its top five research projects that have had a global impact.

• Leicester’s links with China are strengthened by Vice-Chancellor visit

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/china

  The University of Leicester strengthened its ties with China with a successful visit to the country, led by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nishan Canagarajah.

• Spaceport voyage inspires University of Leicester’s ‘galactic scholars’

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/virgin-galactic-scholarships

  University of Leicester physics students travel to Spaceport America, the home of Virgin Galactic in New Mexico supported by a Galactic Unite Scholarship, where they met Virgin Galactic staff and gained insights into the world of commercial spaceflight.

• €2 million awarded for Leicester expert’s research

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/dailey-grant

  A prestigious €2 million research grant has been awarded to Dr Erin Thomas Dailey, a lecturer in the School of History, Politics & International Relations at the University of Leicester.

• Get creative this summer with Attenborough Arts Centre’s new programme

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/aac

  A range of inspiring performances, exhibitions and courses feature in Leicester’s Attenborough Arts Centre’s new summer programme, which invites you to get creative.

• $100 Million Women: Hollywood’s Women Directors

  https://le.ac.uk/film/research/100-million-women

  Dr Claire Jenkins’ project $100 Million Women explores the careers of women directors working in Hollywood who have made over $100 million at the American domestic box office with a single film.