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Biological Sciences (Microbiology) MBiolSci
https://le.ac.uk/courses/biological-sciences-microbiology-mbiolsci/2026
Microorganisms may be small, but they tell us more about life on Earth than almost any other life form. On this degree you will learn how and why microorganisms cause disease and how microbes have been used for millennia in everything from food production to sewage treatment.
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Physiotherapy with Foundation Year BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/physiotherapy-with-foundation-year-bsc/2026
If you would love to study Physiotherapy here at Leicester, but your A-level subjects don’t match our entry criteria, or you don’t quite have the entry requirements to get in, this degree is your bridge to making it happen.
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Refugee Week: an opportunity for refugees and asylum seekers with a background in medicine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/21-refugee-week-sanctuary-medicine-programme
An initiative to provide refugee and asylum seeking doctors and nurses an opportunity to gain a key language qualification is being spearheaded at the University of Leicester.
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Leicester celebrates Chinese New Year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/leicester-celebrates-chinese-new-year
The University will be celebrating Chinese New Year, and the incoming year of the dog, with an array of activities and performances this Friday 16 February. Chinese New Year marks the start of the lunar New Year.
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Publications
https://le.ac.uk/cehs/publications
2024 – 2025 Jephcote C, Gulliver J, Development and evaluation of rapid, national-scale outdoor air pollution modelling and exposure assessment: Hybrid Air Dispersion Exposure System (HADES), Environment International, Volume 197,2025,109304,ISSN 0160-4120,...
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The start of the War
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/first-world-war/the-start-of-the-war
Find interviews with residents of Leicestershire who discuss the start of the First World War, including memories of encouragement to sign up to the army.
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Government funding for project to supply Africa with electricity from waste
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/08-pyropower-nigeria-electricity-waste
An Earth Observation Innovation team from the University of Leicester is collaborating with PyroGenesys Ltd. and a number of UK and international organisations on a project to generate off-grid electricity for remote rural communities in Africa starting with Nigeria.
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University of Leicester academic among recipients of prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-academy-springboard-award
University of Leicester academic recognized among a select group of ‘exceptional’ biomedical and health researchers awarded a total of £6.6 million in funding.
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Student Profile: Sharda
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/student-profiles/sharda-esrc-midlands-grad
PhD Topic Gentrification and Facadism in Kensington, 1950-2022. Where did you study your undergraduate/masters? I studied my undergraduate at Royal Holloway, University of London and received a 1st class (Hons) in History.
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Research involving the use of animals
https://le.ac.uk/policies/research/use-of-animals
Get more information on the policy in place for the use of animals in research at the University of Leicester.