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                    Event to explore implications of global migrationhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/event-to-explore-implications-of-global-migration Our University is hosting an evening of talks, discussions, a book launch and live music drawing on the work of internationally acclaimed artists Lucy + Jorge Orta and their specific interest in migration. 
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                    Winners of short story competition celebrate their successhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/winners-of-short-story-competition-celebrate-their-success The winners of the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning Short Story Competition 2015 have been announced. David Marriott took the £300 first prize in the adult writers’ category. Isabella Guzy-Kirkden won the junior competition prize of £100. 
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                    Pro Bono Society speaks to BBC about volunteering in the local communityhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/pro-bono-society-speaks-to-bbc-about-volunteering-in-the-local-community Law students at our University showcased the work they do for the local community recently on BBC radio. 
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                    Japanese manga series to showcase women in the scienceshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/japanese-manga-series-to-showcase-women-in-the-sciences Dr Ana Verissimo from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences is combining her love for Japanese art with her passion for the sciences by launching a campaign to create the first instalment in a new manga series. 
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                    University life in the 1920s revealed through historical interviewhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/university-life-in-the-1920s-revealed-through-historical-interview A new project organised by our University is making a number of oral history interviews with people who lived during the 19th and 20th centuries available online. 
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                    University celebrates International Women's Dayhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/07-international-womens-day Staff and students at the University of Leicester have enjoyed an action-packed week dedicated to celebrating women ahead of International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March 2019. 
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                    Leicester professor elected fellow of prestigious Academy of Social Scienceshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-professor-teela-sanders-fellow-academy-social-science A University of Leicester academic has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences. 
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                    Jane the T-rexhttps://le.ac.uk/gge/outreach/jane-trex Find out more about Jane, Geology's resident juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex at the University of Leicester. 
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                    Thank you for attendinghttps://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/offer-holders/attending We're really glad you were able to join us. Thanks for letting us know you attended one of our Open Days. 
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                    Open a UK bank accounthttps://le.ac.uk/study/welcome/your-arrival/open-uk-bank-account Information about bank accounts, local banks and how to set up an account in the UK for new students starting at the University of Leicester.