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Film highlights experiences of children in the Calais Jungle
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-hosts-film-highlighting-plight-of-children-in-the-calais-jungle
Calais Children: a Case to Answer, a film which highlights the plight of almost 2,000 lone children who were in the Calais ‘Jungle’ when it was burnt down at the end of 2016, will be screened in the Attenborough Film Theatre at the University of Leicester on Monday 21 May...
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Scientists discover strange nude fossil creature from half a billion years ago
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/scientists-discover-strange-nude-fossil-creature-from-half-a-billion-years-ago
Scientists from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment have discovered the fossil of an unusual large-bodied ‘nude’ sea-creature from half a billion years ago.
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Free online course to offer insights into Leicester City Football Clubs historic Premier League win
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/free-online-course-to-offer-insights-into-leicester-city-football-club2019s-historic-premier-league-win
In 2016, football fans from all over the world celebrated as Leicester City Football Club completed one of the most remarkable stories in the history of English football.
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Student initiative seeks to improve global animal welfare
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/student-initiative-seeks-to-improve-global-animal-welfare
A student initiative led by the University of Leicester’s Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Chapter is seeking to improve animal welfare on a global scale.
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About the project
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-carceral-archipelago/about-the-project
The overall goal of this study is to provide a theoretical, empirical and analytical approach to the transnational, or global, study of convict transportation and its legacies, and its relationship to the history of labour, migration, and confinement.
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Dennis Smith
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/dennis-smith
We have learned with sadness of the recent death of Professor Dennis Smith, who taught Sociology at Leicester in the 1970s. Professor Smith passed away in February 2024.
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Mature students
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/mature-students
It is never too late to get back into education. The University of Leicester welcomes students of all ages and from all walks of life.
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Checklist for international students
https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/advice/checklist
A checklist for our international students offering guidance on how to prepare for coming to the UK, with links to useful websites.
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Project sheds new light on thousands of years of Charnwood Forests history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/project-sheds-new-light-on-thousands-of-years-of-charnwood-forests-history
Leicestershire Victoria County History (VCH) Trust and our University are staging a free and fun heritage festival for the whole family at the picturesque Beaumanor Hall in Woodhouse, Leicestershire on Sunday 21 May to celebrate the history of Charnwood Forest.
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Leicester spearheads event to encourage more medical students from non-traditional backgrounds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-spearheads-event-to-encourage-more-medical-students-from-non-traditional-backgrounds
The Universities of Leicester and Nottingham are spearheading efforts to boost recruitment into the study of medicine by focusing on locations where young people have traditionally not applied for the subject.