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Enhancing research and impact through collaboration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-rutherford-fellows
Interdiscplinary research Interdisciplinary research| National event at Leicester brings together international Rutherford Fellows to celebrate interdisciplinary research.
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Student nurses shortlisted for prestigious awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/student-nursing-times-awards-leicester
A group of student nurses has been shortlisted for some prestigious awards thanks to their dedication and commitment
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University volunteers plant thousands of bulbs at Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/botanic-garden-crocus-plant-nick-bailey
Green fingered volunteers are helping to plant 80,000 crocus bulbs in Leicester’s Botanic Garden this week
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Leicester geologist to present rock-licking trick for Hallowe’en treat at Royal Institution
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/geologist-rock-licking-halloween-royal-institution
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz joins panel at the Royal Institution on 31 October with other winners of Ig Nobel Prizes to explain their winning work for a public audience
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Conference shows how empathy can help patients and healthcare professionals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/empathy-conference-leicester-patients
A major conference in Leicester has shown how using empathy in healthcare consultations can improve outcomes for both patients and clinicians
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UK delegation travels to India to meet first cohort studying Apollo-Leicester course
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/uk-delegation-india-first-cohort-apollo-leicester-course
A University of Leicester delegation travelled to India to meet the very first cohort of students on a degree which will see them split their studies between the UK and the subcontinent.
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First skeletal evidence of leprosy in British red squirrels revealed by University of Leicester study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/skeletal-evidence-leprosy-british-red-squirrels-university-leicester
The first-ever skeletal evidence of leprosy in British red squirrels has been identified in a University of Leicester-led study.
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Charnwood Forest villagers to uncover hidden history in their own gardens
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/charnwood-community-archaeology-dig
Discover how Charnwood Forest villagers are uncovering hidden history through community archaeology digs in gardens and public spaces this May.
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First cohort studying Apollo-Leicester university course find out more about life and learning in the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/first-cohort-studying-apollo-leicester-university-uk
The first cohort of students in India on a degree which will see them split their studies between the University of Leicester and the subcontinent have been given a taste of studying and living in the UK.
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Conference explores how death can be the beginning - not the end
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/conference-questions-when-death-truly-takes-place
A three day international and interdisciplinary conference took place between 16-18 April which explored themes around death and dying and how our departure from this life may not be as set in stone as may be assumed.