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• Unity is our strength why it is vital to stay in the EU

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/unity-is-our-strength-2013-why-it-is-vital-to-stay-in-the-eu

  Liz Kendall, MP for Leicester West and Labour's East Midlands EU Champion visited the University of Leicester’s new Centre for Medicine, which is part-funded by the European Union.

• Honorary Professor among recipients of royal honours

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/honorary-professor-among-recipients-of-royal-honours

  An honorary professor in our Department of Geography is one of several individuals associated with the University to be recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

• New online tool to assess children’s cognitive and language development

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/13-parca-r

  A paper published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health provides new standardised scores for the Parent Report of Children’s Abilities Revised (PARCA-R).

• "We must level the playing field for BAME students" says new Vice-Chancellor

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/04-bame-students

  nishan smiling to the camera|The University of Leicester’s new vice-chancellor has pledged to eliminate the ‘awarding gap’ which sees many students missing out on top degrees.

• University statement on industrial action

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/statement-strike-action

  We are deeply disappointed that confirmed industrial action by members of the Leicester University and College Union (UCU) coincides with the start of the academic year.

• Top ten position for student experience for Leicester in latest The Times and Sunday Times league table

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/times-league-table-2025

  University of Leicester placed equal 28th overall in the in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026

• NHS staff retention to be investigated in new study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/nhs-retention

  At a time when staffing the NHS effectively has never been more important, a team of researchers is seeking to understand which ethnic groups are at greatest risk of leaving the NHS in 2024, with the aim of improving retention.

• Pro Bono

  https://le.ac.uk/engagement/our-work-in-the-community/pro-bono

  The Pro Bono Society at the University of Leicester offers law students the opportunity to apply their legal knowledge in a rewarding and charitable environment to a range of projects. The students gain valuable experience while also helping the community.

• New antimicrobial resistance (AMR) strategies

  https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/amr-and-stress-responses/new-amr-stategies

  Microbes are constantly adapting to their environment, including adapting to survive against current antimicrobial treatment. Strategies include efflux pumps, horizontal gene transfer, bacteriophage and mutation.

• English language requirements for subjects requiring the equivalent to IELTS 8.0

  https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/entry-reqs/eng-lang-reqs/ielts-80

  Find out the equivalent to an IELTS score of 8.0 if you’ve taken a different English language test or qualification.