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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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Distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/law/study/distance-learning
Study via distance learning with Leicester Law School to develop your knowledge and practice of employment law and the management of employment relationships.
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University of Leicester graduates earning £3,600 more than the sector average five years into their career, analysis shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/graduates-earnings-more-sector-average
University of Leicester graduates earn more than the sector average, highlighting strong career outcomes and value of a Leicester degree.
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Henrietta O’Connor appointed Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/henrietta
Professor Henrietta O’Connor has been appointed Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor for the University of Leicester.
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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.
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Significant weight loss and blood sugar control seen in patients with type 2 diabetes following new medication combination
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/diabetes
An international team, including the Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), that studied the combined effects of semaglutide with cagrilintide (CagriSema) in people with type 2 diabetes, has revealed...
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The Archaeology of World Religions
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar3075
Module code: AR3075 This module offers an overview of the archaeology of religious belief, focussing on six major world religions; Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism and Buddhism.
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Autonomy in the Workplace
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2016/09/07/autonomy-in-the-workplace/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on September 7, 2016 The life of a student, be it undergraduate or postgraduate, is often seen as one where the individual has significant autonomy in there day to day activities.
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Women exposed to MWI emissions show small increase in breast milk pollutants
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/mwi-emissions
Study involving Professor Anna Hansell, from the University of Leicester Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability, analysed impact of emissions from municipal waste incinerators