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Leicester research now ranked Top 30 in the UK (Times Higher Education analysis of REF 2021)
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/ref-2021
The University of Leicester has made one of the biggest climbs of any UK university in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, published on Thursday.
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Leicester ranked in Europe’s top 100 innovative universities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/03-reuters-top-100
The University of Leicester is ranked 76th in Reuters Europe’s Most Innovative Universities Ranking, equivalent to 16th in the UK.
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Students prepare for epic five-day Shakespeare Marathon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/students-prepare-for-epic-five-day-shakespeare-marathon
This spring marked the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death in 1616 and in commemoration, Leicester University Theatre (LUT) is taking on the challenge of performing the complete works of Shakespeare back-to-back, 24 hours a day from Monday 13 – Friday 17 June.
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An introduction to historical research
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/historical-research
Building and Enriching Shared Heritages. These pages give you information about doing research in libraries and archives, using maps and directories, and online sources for Leicestershire history.
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Research Methods and Professional Enquiry Dissertation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ed7736
Module code: ED7736 This module will enhance your understanding of the different research approaches and methods in the fields of Applied Linguistics and TESOL in order to conduct a research project on a topic of your own choice.
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Research Methods and Professional Enquiry Dissertation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ed7736
Module code: ED7736 This module will enhance your understanding of the different research approaches and methods in the fields of Applied Linguistics and TESOL in order to conduct a research project on a topic of your own choice.
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Research Methods and Professional Enquiry Dissertation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ed7736
Module code: ED7736 This module will enhance your understanding of the different research approaches and methods in the fields of Applied Linguistics and TESOL in order to conduct a research project on a topic of your own choice.
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Leicester experts contribute to international consortium helping patients with rare disease diagnosis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/rare-diseases
Experts from the University of Leicester have co-coordinated a European consortium of 300 researchers to help patients with unsolved rare diseases receive a diagnosis through new genetic reanalysis
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A festive flying pterosaur family reunion 150 million years in the making
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/pterosaur-reunion
University of Leicester study finds nearly 50 hidden relatives of Pterodactylus, the first pterosaur
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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust to host new NIHR Regional Research Delivery Network
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/nihr-research-delivery-network
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that a new National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) will commence in 2024 to support the successful delivery of health and social care research in England.