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• Historian reveals Benedict Cumberbatch and Richard III are cousins

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/historian-reveals-benedict-cumberbatch-and-richard-iii-are-cousins

  Leading historian and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Kevin Schürer, whose genealogy research helped to confirm the identity of King Richard III, has now discovered a link between Oscar-nominated actor Benedict Cumberbatch and the King.

• Sluckin lectures

  https://le.ac.uk/psychology-vision-sciences/sluckin-lectures

  The Sluckin Lecture is an annual event at the University of Leicester to commemorate Professor Wladyslaw Sluckin (1919–1985), one of the original members of the University of Leicester’s Department of Psychology and Head of Department from 1973 until his retirement in 1984.

• New blog from President and Vice-Chancellor

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/new-blog-from-president-and-vice-chancellor

  The University’s President and Vice-Chancellor has launched a new blog to provide a platform to communicate with the University’s key stakeholders about topical issues.

• Big Band raise the bar

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/big-band-raise-the-bar

  Talented students making up the University’s Big Band have wowed crowds and judges alike with their performances at the National Festival of Music for Youth.

• Sexual misconduct and harassment policy

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-11/sr11-appendix-1

  This is the current version of the policy, valid since 4 December 2025. The previous version has been archived. Introduction 1. Content advisory: this policy contains descriptions of non-consensual sexual acts which some may find distressing.

• Leicester scientist lends expertise to new Jack the Ripper book

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-scientist-lends-expertise-to-new-jack-the-ripper-book

  Bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell is due to release Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert on 28 February, a comprehensive and intriguing exposé of one of the world’s most chilling cases of serial murder—and the police force that failed to solve it.

• Genetic switch discovery could help to prevent symptoms of Parkinsons disease

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/genetic-switch-discovery-could-help-to-prevent-symptoms-of-parkinsons-disease

  A genetic ‘switch’ has been discovered by MRC researchers at our University which could help to prevent or delay the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

• IBM to create first UK services centre in Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/ibm-to-create-first-uk-services-centre-in-leicester

  The University of Leicester has played an important role in securing the move of global information technology company IBM to the city.

• Putting satellite data in farmers’ hands to improve food security

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/farming-earth-observation

  PhD project at University of Leicester aims to get more farmers in Kenya and the UK using Earth Observation (E.O) data, allowing them to plan better for extreme weather, boosting climate resilience and food security

• Student support campaign raises £1,000 for local homeless charity

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/21-bridge

  The University of Leicester’s work alongside The Bridge Homelessness to Hope has had a huge impact on students this autumn, and helped raise more than £1,000 for local rough sleepers.