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Graduate Outcomes survey
https://le.ac.uk/career-development-service/graduate-outcomes-survey
Explore the importance of the Graduate Outcomes survey for the future of education in the UK.
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University members celebrate the Queens 90th birthday at the Patrons lunch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-members-celebrate-the-queens-90th-birthday-at-the-patrons-lunch
Twelve members of the University and Students' Union were among the crowd of 10,000 guests who braved the rain in London yesterday for a picnic lunch to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's 90th birthday.
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Sakura celebration: Students plant ‘symbol of Japan’ on Leicester campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/cherry-blossom
The tree planting was lent special significance in the University’s Centenary year, as Leicester’s first international student, Tamotsu Shishikura, came to the University College from Tokyo to study English between 1922 and 1924.
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University statement on industrial action
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/statement-strike-action
We are deeply disappointed that confirmed industrial action by members of the Leicester University and College Union (UCU) coincides with the start of the academic year.
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School Research Seminars
https://le.ac.uk/arts/news/events/school-research-seminars
Find out more about our programme of internal research seminars
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New hope for patients with aggressive asbestos-linked cancer as trial shows a targeted cancer treatment can improve survival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/asbestos-cancer-nero-leicester-fennell
Leicester researchers have shown for the first time that a drug that prevents cancer cells from repairing can control the growth of mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer caused by asbestos
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The rise of horse power ~ 4,200 years ago
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/horses
1. An international research team sequenced the genomes of hundreds of horse archaeological remains to track the historical rise of horse-based mobility around 4200 years ago in the Pontic-Caspian steppes. 2.
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The Politics of Conflict and Violence MA, PGDip, PGCert, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/the-politics-of-conflict-and-violence-ma-dl/2025
How do politics dictate war and peace? How has conflict shaped politics? What can we do about humanitarian intervention? This distance learning degree isn’t just about asking the critical questions – it’s about making critical progress.
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The Politics of Conflict and Violence MA, PGDip, PGCert, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/the-politics-of-conflict-and-violence-ma-dl/2026
How do politics dictate war and peace? How has conflict shaped politics? What can we do about humanitarian intervention? This distance learning degree isn’t just about asking the critical questions – it’s about making critical progress.
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Human Rights and Global Ethics MA, PGDip, PGCert, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/human-rights-and-global-ethics-ma-dl/2025
The issues facing human rights are worldwide, so it makes sense that you can study them from anywhere. In this distance learning degree, you’ll gain a solid grounding in the political and international theory of human rights and global ethics.