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• Aspiring lawyers from poorer homes to benefit from 1M programme

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/aspiring-lawyers-from-poorer-homes-to-benefit-from-ps1m-programme

  Thousands of aspiring lawyers from non-privileged homes will benefit from a £1m expansion of the Sutton Trust’s Pathways to Law programme, a pioneering initiative designed to widen access to the legal profession.

• Leicester archaeology student shares passion for local history with fellow firefighters

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/dig-fire

  A watch manager in the Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is helping other firefighters in the region to get involved with archaeology.

• Project to investigate genetic roots of resistance to anti-cancer therapy agents

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/project-to-investigate-genetic-roots-of-resistance-to-anti-cancer-therapy-agents

  The mechanisms that cause cancers to respond poorly to therapy are to be investigated in a project that commemorates and honours the work of an eminent Leicester geneticist.

• Highlights for the School of Politics and International Relations research in REF2021

  https://le.ac.uk/politics/ref2021

  The School of Politics & International Relations research highlights in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.

• 11th for Arts research in REF2021

  https://le.ac.uk/arts/ref2021

  The School of Arts research highlights in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.

• Research

  https://le.ac.uk/hopkinson-group/research

  Find out more about the research undertaken in the Hopkinson Group by Dr Richard Hopkinson and his team at the University of Leicester.

• Top 25 for Earth Sciences research in REF2021

  https://le.ac.uk/gge/ref2021

  We are delighted with our recent performance in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF2021), in which we placed top 25 in the UK for our overall research quality (GPA) (according to analysis by the Times Higher Education).

• Hijacking of religious symbols by extremists intensifies rifts and tensions suggests academic

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/2018hijacking2019-of-religious-symbols-by-extremists-intensifies-rifts-and-tensions-suggests-academic

  The ‘hijacking’ of religious symbols – such as beards, clothing and phrases - by extremists sullies their original use and intensifies rifts and tensions, according to Dr Saeeda Shah (pictured) from the School of Education.

• Academics celebrate Leicesters Premier League victory

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-academics-celebrate-leicesters-premier-league-victory

  Academics from across the University have been celebrating Leicester City Football Club's sensational victory in the Premier League - the first time in history and making Leicester one of only six teams to win the Premier League.

• Alumni Association Graduating Student of the Year Award: Megan Perks

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/05/16/alumni-association-graduating-student-of-the-year-award-megan-perks/

  Congratulations to Megan Perks, of the School of Physics and Astronomy, for winning the Leicester Alumni Association 'Graduating Student of the Year Award.'