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Air pollution is not just a human problem – it’s also changing the gut of British bumblebees
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/bees
A research team from the University of Leicester is investigating air pollution’s effect on the gut of British bees.
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Languages
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages
Explore 19 different language courses at the University of Leicester
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Celebrate culture and creativity with Attenborough Arts Centre this spring
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/attenborough-arts-centre-spring-programme
With a number of performances offered on a Pay What You Can pricing scale, Attenborough Arts Centre remains committed to ensuring access to the arts for all.
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“London Cider”- an inauthentic compound? – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/04/01/london-cider-an-inauthentic-compound/
Summary of a 19th-century interpretation on cider making that reflects the role of place (city vs country) in the construction of authenticity.
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Royal Thai Government's programme to boost digital workforce sees 50 students study overseas with UK’s University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/thai-prime-minister-boost-digital-workforce-students-university-leicester
Thai students spent six weeks studying in the United Kingdom as part of the Thailand government’s plan to equip young people with the skills to thrive in a digital economy.
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Jupiters jawdropping north pole unlike anything encountered in Solar System
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/jupiters-north-pole-unlike-anything-encountered-in-solar-system
Last week NASA's Juno spacecraft sent back the first-ever images of Jupiter's north pole, taken during the spacecraft's first flyby of the planet with its instruments switched on.
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Destruction of Old St Pauls Cathedral highlights Great Fire of Londons devastating impact
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/destruction-of-old-st-paul2019s-cathedral-highlights-great-fire-of-londons-devastating-impact
In 1666 the Great Fire of London burned its way through the city, displacing thousands of residents and destroying many buildings - including Old St Paul’s Cathedral.
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Social events and activities
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/presessional/why-leicester/social
Find out more about the social events and activities which take place around the Presessional English Programme at Leicester.
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Participoll for live voting and polling in class
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/teaching/participoll
Participoll is a simple multiple-choice voting system which allows students to vote using any smartphone, tablet, or even laptop. It works from within your Powerpoint presentation. You must present using a Windows computer; you cannot present using Participoll using a Mac.
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Catalan Language and Culture II
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sp3151
Module code: SP3151 This module explores the artistic production and cultural activity in the Catalan-speaking lands throughout the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.