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Government funding for project to supply Africa with electricity from waste
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/08-pyropower-nigeria-electricity-waste
An Earth Observation Innovation team from the University of Leicester is collaborating with PyroGenesys Ltd. and a number of UK and international organisations on a project to generate off-grid electricity for remote rural communities in Africa starting with Nigeria.
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University of Leicester academic among recipients of prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-academy-springboard-award
University of Leicester academic recognized among a select group of ‘exceptional’ biomedical and health researchers awarded a total of £6.6 million in funding.
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Research involving the use of animals
https://le.ac.uk/policies/research/use-of-animals
Get more information on the policy in place for the use of animals in research at the University of Leicester.
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Landmark genetic study sheds new light on how the eye develops its sharpest vision
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/eye-genetic-study-foveal-leicester
Combining artificial intelligence and genetics has allowed researchers in Leicester to study the part of the eye that gives us sharp central vision in amazing detail for the first time
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Data Analytics for eSports
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ma7092
Module code: MA7092 In this module we will take an in-depth look at the business of eSports. This is a multidisciplinary field and requires a little understanding of psychology, sociology, media and business, to name a few.
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Intermediate Physics Specialisms
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/pa2601-pa2602-pa2603-pa2604-pa2605-pa2606
Module code: PA2601/PA2602/PA2603/PA2604/PA2605/PA2606 This module, which follows on from the Introduction to Physics Specialisms module in Year 1, consists of two units which you can select from the four below: Intermediate Applied Physics Intermediate Astrophysics ...
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University of Leicester calls for young to lead City Classroom partnership’s direction
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/classroom
The University of Leicester is asking young people to lead the way in the next phase of The City Classroom, Leicestershire’s local cultural education partnership.
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Welcome to the School of Criminology Blog
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2023/05/04/welcome-to-the-school-of-criminology-blog/
Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on May 4, 2023 By Prof Lisa Smith Professor of Criminology & Head of School One thing I’ve learned from studying and working in criminology and forensic psychology is that most people I...
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Childhood photographs of Lord Attenborough released to mark anniversary of his death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/remembering-lord-attenborough-on-first-anniversary-of-his-death
This week marks the one year anniversary of the death of Richard Attenborough, who passed away on 24 August 2014.
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Web Technologies
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/co3098
Module code: CO3098 Software engineering nowadays presents challenges relating to the internet and e-commerce that weren’t part of previous generations’ software engineering courses.