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Night-time noise linked to restless nights for airport neighbours
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/aircraft-noise
University of Leicester team combined measurements from activity monitors and questionnaires for the first time for the largest study of impact of aircraft noise on sleep
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Is it possible to cry a river?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/is-it-possible-to-cry-a-river-after-tottenhams-defeat-leicester-research-examines-plausibility-of-shedding-enough-tears-to-form-a-river
Musicians Arthur Hamilton, Justin Timberlake and unsympathetic people across the world have encouraged others to ‘cry me a river’, a put-down phrase to make light of people’s problems.
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Raising the roof Celebration marks end of ambitious project to replace iconic roof of Engineering Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/raising-the-roof-celebration-marks-end-of-ambitious-project-to-replace-iconic-roof-of-engineering-building
The University will celebrate the completion of the project to replace the roof of its landmark Engineering Building on Monday 9 October at 6.30pm.
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Expert opinions cover Antarctic volcanoes referendums and the menopause
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-opinions-cover-antarctic-volcanoes-and-a-tale-of-two-referendums
Professor John Smellie from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment has written an article for The Conversation discussing how the eruption of volcanoes situated strategically close to any of Antarctica’s ice streams could cause significant amounts of...
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Adrian Mole material exhibited alongside new musical adaptation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/adrian-mole-material-exhibited-alongside-new-musical-adaptation
The world premiere of Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ The Musical by Leicester’s Curve Theatre will be accompanied by an exhibition of previously unseen material from the University's Special Collections.
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Adjusting to life in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/law/study/undergraduate/offer-holder-info/adjusting-to-life-in-leicester
Starting your law degree is an exciting time but coming to university can be a big step and it may take a little while for you to adjust.
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Learning & Teaching Opportunities in Far East Asia (China, Japan & South Korea)
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/events/learning-and-teaching-opportunities
We hold information sessions to provide details about a Summer School in Japan and three teaching programmes aimed at final year students in China, Japan and South Korea, two lectures on Asian life, culture and opportunities and three taster sessions.
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Economy, Society and Space
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gy2412
Module code: GY2412 This module provides a thorough overview of the global economy.
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Economy, Society and Space
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gy2412
Module code: GY2412 This module provides a thorough overview of the global economy.
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Intellectual Property Law
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/lw3380
Module code: LW3380 Intellectual Property encompasses a vast array of artistic, technological and economic endeavours that permeate our daily lives. IP has, over the last 20-30 years, attracted growing attention from commercial, political and legal disciplines.