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Popular new course will put University of Leicester on the map as an institution for inclusive education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/popular-new-course-university-leicester-inclusive-education
An exciting and innovative Leicester course has proven instantly popular with students from the Midlands and beyond, bucking national trends in further education.
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Leicester researcher announced as one of six new Health Foundation Improvement Science Fellows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-researcher-announced-as-one-of-six-new-health-foundation-improvement-science-fellows
Six new Fellows have been selected to form the fourth cohort of the Improvement Science Fellowship programme, the Health Foundation’s scheme to develop leaders in the field of improvement science.
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Chilcot How the Iraq war has led to a rise in extremism and fatally undermined the European Union
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/chilcot-how-the-iraq-war-has-led-to-a-rise-in-extremism-and-2018fatally-undermined2019-the-european-union
The Iraq war still scars us today, leading to a rise in extremism and ‘fatally undermining’ the European Union, according to Dr Robert Dover (pictured) from the Department of Politics and International Relations.
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Exceptional & Extraordinary
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/exceptional-and-extraordinary
Exceptional & Extraordinary has commissioned four disabled artists to create four emotionally powerful, impactful, provocative and high-quality artworks.
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Microbiologist honoured with bug named after him
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/microbiologist-has-bug-named-after-him
Microbiologist Bill Grant (pictured), Emeritus Professor in the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has a new honour to add alongside his career accolades - he has a bug named after him.
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University of Leicester researcher awarded Academy of Medical Sciences funding to unlock secrets of cellular "antenna"
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/springboard-grant-ciliogenesis-leicester
The Academy of Medical Sciences has awarded a prestigious Springboard grant to Dr Robert Mahen at the University of Leicester to investigate ciliogenesis
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Spectre trailer suggests that Bond is going back to his roots says researcher
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/spectre-could-take-james-bond-back-to-his-roots-researcher-says
Professor James Chapman from the Department of the History of Art and Film has been featured in an article for the Mirror discussing the new trailer for the upcoming James Bond film Spectre and ways in which it alludes to the franchise's past.
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Leicester technician wins prestigious Papin Prize
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/26-lory-francescut-papin-prize-hets
A technician from the University of Leicester has won a prestigious Papin Prize at the Higher Education Technicians Summit (HETS) conference in Birmingham today.
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Leicester professor receives international award for diabetes services
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/leicester-professor-receives-international-award-for-diabetes-services
A leading professor from Leicester who helped establish an international centre of excellence in diabetes research has been recognised for his work by a global authority on the condition.
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University of Leicester Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls ready to compete on the world stage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/olympics-paralympics
Student Lauren Henry and alumnus Nick Cummins are competing as part of TeamGB in the Olympics and Paralympics 2024