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Outstanding teaching and collaboration at Leicester recognised with higher education’s most prestigious awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/national-teaching-fellowships-collaborative-award-teaching-excellence
Two University of Leicester academics receive National Teaching Fellowships while student-staff initiative MedRACE (Raising Awareness, Celebrating Excellence) also receives Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence
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New East Midlands Freeport will help unlock Leicester’s economic potential
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/freeport
The University of Leicester has today welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement that East Midlands Airport is to become one of the UK’s new Freeport sites.
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University’s Centre for Regional and Local History launches new research spaces
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/local-history
University of Leicester’s Centre for English Local History will relaunch as the Centre for Regional and Local History from Wednesday (5 October).
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Leicester’s space expertise highlighted at major Middle East conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/middle-east-space-conference
Vinay Patel, Head of Commercial and Innovation at Space Park Leicester, attended the Middle East Space Conference in Oman at the beginning of January
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Out of this world art needed for iconic space hub’s new mission patch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/mission-patch
Space Park Leicester invites inviting children, young people or adults with a love of space to help design their new mission patch.
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Leicester Vice-Chancellor responds to Sutton Trust’s Elitist Britain report
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/leicester-vice-chancellor-sutton-trust-elitist-britain-report
A report published this week explored the educational backgrounds of leading figures across the world of politics, media, business, charity, sport, creative and public sectors.
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Medical student takes part in The One Show’s Rickshaw Challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/26-medical-student-takes-part-in-rickshaw-challenge
Phoebe Avbulimen with Matt Baker doing the rickshaw challenge 1900|University of Leicester medical student Phoebe Avbulimen completes the Rickshaw Challenge for Children in Need On Friday 16 November 2018, University of Leicester medical student Phoebe Avbulimen,...
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Double distinction for Leicester’s ‘Mr Antarctic Volcano’ in New Year Honours
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/john-smellie-polar-medal
University of Leicester volcanologist Professor John Smellie receives Polar Medal for the second time, from second monarch.
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International Women’s Day – The Gender Pay Gap at the University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/ult/2017/03/08/international-womens-day-the-gender-pay-gap-at-the-university-of-leicester/
Menu Close University Leadership Team Home International Women’s Day – The Gender Pay Gap at the University of Leicester International Women’s Day – The Gender Pay Gap at the University of Leicester Posted by on March 8, 2017 Today March 8th 2017 marks International Women’s Day.
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Britain’s Imperial Economy: Power, Wealth and Colonialism 1830-1939
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs3614
Module code: HS3614 This module explores the relationship between British ‘imperialism’ and the expansion of Britain’s society and economy in the century leading up to 1939.