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Universities recognised nationally for pioneering research-to-start up accelerator
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/universities-recognised-research-to-start-up-accelerator
University of Leicester, De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) and Loughborough University in partnership with Leicester Start-Ups are up for an award for their VentureVersity programme
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First delivery to our University of high-tech glass plates to be used to discover the birth of new black holes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/first-delivery-to-our-university-of-high-tech-glass-plates-to-be-used-to-discover-the-birth-of-new-black-holes
Our University is providing a new type of X-ray mirror to the French space agency, CNES, for the Chinese-French satellite ‘SVOM’ which is designed to discover and study Gamma-Ray Bursts from newly formed black holes.
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Space technology explores large-scale changes to the climate of Africa
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/space-technology-explores-large-scale-changes-to-the-climate-of-africa
An international research team led by Professor Heiko Balzter, Director of the Centre for Landscape and Climate Research from the Department of Geography has mapped the entire African continent south of the Sahara for geographical changes and has discovered that many areas...
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Funding sources
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/fees-funding/funding-sources
Find out more about funding sources for your course if you are a distance learner, a mature student, a care leaver, a disabled student, a student with children or a student with an adult dependant.
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Financial Economics and Banking with Foundation Year BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/financial-economics-and-banking-with-foundation-year-bsc/2026
If you would love to study financial economics and banking here at Leicester, but don’t quite have the entry requirements, this Foundation Year degree is your path to making it happen.
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Financial Economics and Banking with Foundation Year BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/financial-economics-and-banking-with-foundation-year-bsc/2027
If you would love to study financial economics and banking here at Leicester, but don’t quite have the entry requirements, this Foundation Year degree is your path to making it happen.
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Business and Management with Foundation Year BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/business-and-management-with-foundation-year-ba/2026
If you would love to study business and management here at Leicester, but don’t quite have the entry requirements, this Foundation Year degree is your path to making it happen.
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Business Economics with Foundation Year BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/business-economics-with-foundation-year-bsc/2026
If you would love to study business economics here at Leicester, but don’t quite have the entry requirements, this Foundation Year degree is your path to making it happen.
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Colourful plastics may lead to more microplastics: new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/microplastic-colours
Study led by University of Leicester concludes that colourants in plastic can affect the rate at which it breaks down and can lead to more harmful microplastics released into the environment
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New book sheds light on the experiences of transgender and non-binary inmates in UK prisons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/transgender-non-binary-prisons
"A new book explores the experiences of trans and non-binary prisoners in England and Wales."