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Major funding for Leicester will help find new cancer treatments
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/cancer-research-funding
The search for new cancer treatments in Leicester is to receive a major funding investment of up to £2 million, providing future hope for people diagnosed with the disease.
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Midlands commission highlights action to address health and care inequalities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/midlands-commission-healthcare-inequalities
Organisations across the Midlands and leading national health charities are collectively launching a policy commission which has the potential to transform the health and care of people across the region by addressing health and care inequalities
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Improving diagnosis of the causes of heart failure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/improving-diagnosis-of-the-causes-of-heart-failure
A new study that could prevent missed or wrongful diagnosis of the underlying cause of heart failure has been funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
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Mathematical Sciences, Engineering and Computing privacy notice (student personal data)
https://le.ac.uk/policies/privacy/students/maths-engineering-informatics
Find out more about how your data is handled as an applicant and student of the Maths, Engineering and Informatics departments at Leicester.
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The Cultural Value of Engaging with Museums and Galleries
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/engaging-with-museums-2
This event explored the findings of RCMG’s research on the cultural value of museums and galleries.
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Human Tissue Bank privacy notice
https://le.ac.uk/policies/privacy/research/human-tissue-bank
Read the University of Leicester's Human Tissue Bank privacy notice.
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Launch of telescope for detecting optical signals from gravitational waves
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/launch-of-telescope-for-detecting-optical-signals-from-gravitational-waves
A state-of-the-art telescope for detecting optical signatures of gravitational waves - built and operated by an international research collaboration, led by the Universities of Warwick and Monash - has been officially launched.
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BRC Director chosen to receive international outstanding achievement award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/diabetes-ada-award-melanie-davies
Director of the NIHR Leicester BRC, Professor Melanie Davies CBE, has been chosen to receive a 2025 National Scientific and Health Care Achievement Award from the American Diabetes Association (ADA).
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40 years ago: Philip Larkin opens new University library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/09/25/40-years-ago-philip-larkin-opens-new-university-library/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on September 25, 2015 Philip Larkin unveils plaque opening the new University Library.
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The forgotten success of penal transportation reform in late Imperial Russia: the lowering of prison
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/06/08/the-forgotten-success-of-penal-transportation-reform-in-late-imperial-russia-the-lowering-of-prisoner-mortality-in-the-transfer-system-1885-1915/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on June 8, 2016 By Mikhail Nakonechny . The late Imperial Russian prison and exile system is almost unequivocally considered to be the traditional embodiment of brutality, institutional inhumanity and injustice.