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Breakthrough in diabetes management?
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/changing-lives
Our world-leading academics are investigating how supporting weight loss can help control blood glucose.
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‘Pivotal’ study finds benefits of reduced calorie diet for pregnant women with gestational diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/reduced-calorie-diet-pregnant-women-gestational-diabetes
New research from the University of Leicester has found following a reduced calorie diet during the third trimester of pregnancy is safe and beneficial for pregnant women with a body mass index (BMI) of over 25 kg/m2 who have gestational diabetes.
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Six Leverhulme Early Career Fellows to join University of Leicester to conduct groundbreaking research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/leverhulme
Six academics will join the University of Leicester in the 2023/24 academic year after being awarded Early Career Fellowships from the Leverhulme Trust.
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Better peatland management could cut half a billion tonnes of carbon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/peatland-emissions-nature
However, because large populations rely on these peatlands for their livelihoods, it may not be realistic to expect all agricultural peatlands to be fully returned to their natural condition in the near future.
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Attenborough Arts Centre awarded £250,000 by Paul Hamlyn Foundation for flagship SENsory Atelier programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/sensory
The arts-based initiative has a proven transformational impact on SEN school pupils
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Film Studies
https://le.ac.uk/film
Film Studies at the University of Leicester has an outstanding record in both teaching and research. Our courses are specially designed to provide you with an expert insight into the analysis of film.
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Enhanced Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/op3001
Module code: OP3001 This module will provide you with the opportunity to learn and demonstrate competence in the enhanced anaesthetic, surgical and post anaesthetic skills that are required whilst working as an ODP in the operating department and other peri-operative areas.
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Enhanced Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/op3001
Module code: OP3001 This module will provide you with the opportunity to learn and demonstrate competence in the enhanced anaesthetic, surgical and post anaesthetic skills that are required whilst working as an ODP in the operating department and other peri-operative areas.
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Enhanced Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/op3001
Module code: OP3001 This module will provide you with the opportunity to learn and demonstrate competence in the enhanced anaesthetic, surgical and post anaesthetic skills that are required whilst working as an ODP in the operating department and other peri-operative areas.
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Mathematics and Actuarial Science MMath
https://le.ac.uk/courses/mathematics-and-actuarial-science-mmath/2026
Explore actuarial practice in more detail than the BSc, and learn how to use the technical skills you learn in real world scenarios, giving you a bigger step on the professional ladder.