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Trident and Triremes: funding for research into nuclear weapons and Ancient Greece
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/10-erc-grants
Two University of Leicester academics have received more than three and a half million euros from the European Research Council for major projects investigating the ancient past and the world of the future.
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Applications
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/how-to-apply/applications
See step-by-step guidance on how to apply for one of our postgraduate courses: choosing a course, gathering your documentation and completing our application form.
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Our approach
https://le.ac.uk/research/gcrf/approach
Research England At the University of Leicester, they have clearly placed developing countries as the prime beneficiaries of their activities, have clear priorities in the case of funding increases or decreases, and have developed a theory of change to evaluate impact.
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Indonesian peat fire carbon emissions vary considerably based on fire type study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/indonesian-peat-fire-carbon-emissions-vary-considerably-based-on-fire-type-study-shows
Carbon emissions caused by burning tropical peatlands in Indonesia vary considerably depending on if the fires are initial or recurrent, according to new research co-authored by Professor Susan Page and Dr Kevin Tansey from the Department of Geography.
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Researcher awarded grant to explore the international impact of attempts to change how antibiotics are prescribed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/researcher-awarded-grant-to-explore-the-international-impact-of-attempts-to-change-how-antibiotics-are-prescribed
A researcher from our University has been awarded a prestigious Research Councils grant to study antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from a new perspective.
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Statement from the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/pre-change-engagement
Today, the University of Leicester wrote to all colleagues to confirm that 145 roles have been placed at risk of redundancy, with a potential net reduction of circa 60 posts.
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Centenary events
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/events
As part of our centenary celebrations, we hosted a series of public and staff events both on and off campus.
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Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/computer-science-with-artificial-intelligence-bsc/2026
Artificial Intelligence is transforming work, health, entertainment and many other aspects of our lives. This course provides a broad range of technology, software and computing skills and real-world experience in Artificial Intelligence.
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Distributed and High-Performance AI Systems
https://le.ac.uk/computing-and-mathematical-sciences/research/groups/distributed-and-high-performance-ai-systems
The Distributed AI Systems group provides theoretical and practical innovations in data intensive distributed systems (including clouds, HPC and quantum data centres), distributed machine learning models and self-adapting and physics informed digital twins to emulate the real...
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Creative Computing with Foundation Year BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/creative-computing-with-foundation-year-bsc/2026
Combine creativity and computing with our Creative Computing course. If you don’t quite have the entry requirements to study computing at Leicester, this STEM Foundation Year degree is your starting point.