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High demand for places at Leicester School of Optometry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/optometry-degree-leicester-profession
More than 400 prospective students have now applied to the Leicester School of Optometry for its new four-year course starting in September
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Leicester ranked 37th in the world in THE University Impact Rankings 2019
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/03-the-university-impact-rankings-2019
The University of Leicester is delighted to announce that we have been ranked 37th in the inaugural international Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings out of well over 500 institutions from 75 countries worldwide.
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Archaeologists identify changes to human bone following introduction of tobacco in Western Europe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/tobacco
University of Leicester researchers hope to better understand how tobacco consumption has historically impacted human health.
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Communication, Representation and Experience
https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/humanity-space/communication-representation-and-experience
Communication, Representation and Experience strand of the Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space (LCHS)
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Keep Calm and Scroll On!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/03/27/keep-calm-and-scroll-on/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on March 27, 2020 Hello from our homes! Ian, our Library Assistant will be ready to greet new users when we reopen! We had to bid a sad farewell to our archive store and reading room last week, as...
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Hannah Lewis MBE to recount her experiences surviving the Holocaust
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/hannah-lewis-mbe-to-recount-her-experiences-surviving-the-holocaust
An upcoming lecture will see Holocaust survivor Hannah Lewis MBE recount her experiences growing up Poland and surviving the atrocities of the Nazi occupation during the Second World War.
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Leicester professor elected fellow of prestigious Academy of Social Sciences
https://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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Plans for Manor Road – an update for the community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/plans-manor-road-oadby-responding-community
The University of Leicester is taking part in Oadby and Wigston Borough Council's Local Plan process.
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Fiendish Friday Quiz #2: Answers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/03/25/quiz2answers/
Posted by Barbara Cooke in Waugh and Words on March 25, 2014 So… it’s not Friday. But here are the answers to Thomas Gribble’s second fiendish quiz nonetheless. Let us know how you do, and whether you’d like another this Friday.
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Physics with Space Science MPhys
https://le.ac.uk/courses/physics-with-space-science-mphys/2026
This four-year degree expands on the Physics with Space Science BSc to prepare you for high-level entry into industry. It’s also a solid base for pursuing PhD research.