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Identity check and visa checkpoint April 2026
https://le.ac.uk/study/welcome/your-arrival/identity-check-visa-checkpoint
ID check and visa checkpoint information for new students starting at the University of Leicester.
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Seeds from Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor tree take root in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/seeds-hiroshima-atomic-bomb-survivor-tree-take-root-leicester
Seeds from trees which survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima have taken root in Leicester in time for the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
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Spotlight on University of Leicester students and community projects for royal visit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/28-spotlight-students-community-projects-royal-visit
Will and Kate 2100|Today (Wednesday 28 November), Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit the city in tribute to last month's helicopter crash at Leicester City Football Club.
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Compulsory suspension
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/appeals-complaints/compulsory-suspension
Appeals against decisions to suspend a student from studies made under the Leicester Medical School’s Compulsory Suspension of Studies policy You may appeal against a decision by the Leicester Medical School to place you in Compulsory Suspension of Studies if: There is...
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Sources of funding
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/other-funding
Find out the postgraduate research funding options that are available. Loans, bursaries, discounts and scholarships.
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Facilities for students
https://le.ac.uk/american-studies/study/undergraduate/facilities
American Studies students have access to our award-winning David Wilson Library, as well as dedicated study and social spaces for students in the School of History, Politics, and International Relations (the home of American Studies at Leicester) in the Attenborough Seminar...
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University of Leicester receives share of £34m BHF investment to help safeguard UK’s world-class research status
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/05-british-heart-foundation-funding-research
abstract image showing heart disease research|Funding will focus on strengthening research into precision medicine.
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Progression between years (5.55 - 5.85)
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-5/2025-26-study/progression
Learn more about progression between years in Senate Regulation 5.
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New species of rare ancient worm discovered in fossil hotspot
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/new-species-of-rare-ancient-worm-discovered-in-fossil-hotspot
A team of researchers including Leicester’s Professor David Siveter have discovered a new species of lobopodian, an ancient relative of modern-day velvet worms, in 430 million-years-old Silurian rocks in Herefordshire, UK.
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Leicester’s Roman and Medieval past explored at Festival of Archaeology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/john-lewis
University of Leicester teams are involved in events and displays across the region for the national Festival of Archaeology.