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Crusading in the Fifteenth Century
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/crusading-in-the-fifteenth-century
Professor Norman Housley has recently been awarded two grants by the Leverhulme Trust for research into the Crusades and their impact on Europe in the pre-Reformation period. The grants complement one another.
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Our building
https://le.ac.uk/engineering/about/building
The Engineering Building at the University of Leicester is widely regarded as one of the most architecturally important buildings of its era.
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University of Leicester School of Business celebrates significant growth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/ulsb
Committed to equal opportunities Another thing I’m particularly proud of is our strengthened commitment to providing equal opportunities for all. When I was appointed as Dean, there were no female professors in the School.
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Leicester Heroes event aims to recruit hundreds of new potential stem cell donors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-heroes-event-aims-to-recruit-hundreds-of-new-potential-stem-cell-donors
Our University has once again teamed up with The Rik Basra Leukaemia Campaign to host an event on Monday 30 October which aims to recruit hundreds of new potential donors to the Anthony Nolan stem cell register.
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University of Leicester receives Freedom of the Borough honour
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/freedom-of-borough
Professor Nishan Canagarajah, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester, said: “We are deeply honoured to be awarded this great accolade by our friends and colleagues at Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, particularly in the year that we celebrate our...
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Business leader joins University of Leicester network to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/business-leader-university-leicester-inspire-next-generation-entrepreneurs
A business leader who helps companies to grow has become the latest recruit to the University of Leicester’s Entrepreneur in Residence Network.
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Monkey to Man: The Evolution of the March of Progress Image out now
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/monkey-to-man
One of the most iconic depictions of evolution, the “march of progress”, will be explored for the first time in a new book by a University of Leicester academic.
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University staff and students to appear in movie
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/do-something-jake
University staff and students are to appear in a locally produced feature film.
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University lends its support to ‘Stand Up To Cancer’ campaign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/stand-up-to-cancer-campaign
Professor Karen Brown from the Leicester Cancer Research Centre sends a message on the importance of cancer screening.
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Archaeologists investigate threatened Cypriot site
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/archaeologists-to-investigate-threatened-cypriot-site
Leicester archaeologists are in a race against time to uncover the heritage of a threatened 1,500-year-old site on a Cyprus shoreline.