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Senate Regulation 5, exceptional variation for students who were due to graduate in 2020
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-5/exceptions/5-3
5.1 Variation from this scheme will normally only be permitted where there is a requirement from a professional or statutory legal body, and must be approved by the Education Committee. Any such variations shall be specified in the programme specification.
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Senate Regulation 5: Students who commenced their studies before 2018/19 and are due to graduate in 2021 or later
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-5/exceptions/5-4
5.1 Variation from this scheme will normally only be permitted where there is a requirement from a professional or statutory legal body, and must be approved by the Education Committee. Any such variations shall be specified in the programme specification.
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Leicester researchers shed new light on extragalactic event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/researchers-shed-light-extragalactic-event
University of Leicester scientists discover that a Fast X-ray Transient (FXT) called EP250108a is the result of a massive star exploding.
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University launches new centre for cardiovascular research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/leicester-cardiovascular-research-bhf
A new multi-million pound centre to turbocharge cardiovascular research has opened at the University of Leicester.
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New test could help preserve endangered gibbon populations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/gibbons-twycross-genetic-endangered
A Leicester geneticist working with ape specialists at Twycross Zoo has developed a test which could help preserve highly vulnerable Gibbon populations from extinction
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Doctor who’s helped thousands of children in poverty was set on the right path by Leicester Medical School
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/doctor-helped-thousands-children-poverty-leicester-medical-school
A doctor who has improved the lives of thousands of children in desperate poverty has put part of her success down to her time at the University of Leicester’s Medical School.
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Space Park Leicester to host IP and funding workshop
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/space-park-leicester-ip-funding-workshop-770
60-minute session exploring how businesses in the space and technology sectors can leverage intellectual property (IP) and funding opportunities to accelerate growth, secure investment, and commercialise breakthrough ideas.
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Leicester students restore gravestone of 22-Year-Old Georgian
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/loddington-gravestone-archaeology-field-school
Leicester students used digital imaging to restore an eroded 18th‑century gravestone, revealing the identity of 22‑year‑old Henry Reeve.
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Spider-Man origin story goes back 518 million years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/spider-man-origin-story-518-million-years
The radioactive spider that gave Spider-Man his superpowers owes its bite to an ancient member of the Chelicerate group that scientists from University of Leicester and Yunnan University recently discovered
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Advisory service supported almost 1,800 Leicestershire organisations in bid to be more sustainable
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/greenerfuture-leicestershire-organisations-sustainable
A year-long business advisory service run by the University of Leicester supported almost 1,800 organisations looking to become more sustainable.