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Study aims to tackle overprescribing across England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/medication-review
A £2.4 million study led by the University of Leicester is underway to reduce the amount of unnecessary or inappropriate medications prescribed to older patients
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Second season of Bradgate Park fieldschool launched
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/second-season-of-archaeology-fieldschool-at-bradgate-park-launched
The second season of the University's fieldschool at Bradgate Park will be launched on Monday 6 June.
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Two thousand visitors expected to attend Family Day at Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/botanic-garden
The University of Leicester Botanic Garden will open its gates to members of the public next week for its annual family day.
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University joins local organisations in marking Holocaust Memorial Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/university-joins-local-organisations-in-marking-holocaust-memorial-day
The millions of people killed in the Holocaust and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur will be remembered at an event at the University of Leicester on 28 January for Holocaust Memorial Day.
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ESG, climate risk and sustainable innovation
https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/fgsg/areas-of-research/esg
Leading research on ESGs financial materiality and climate risk. Shaping business investment for global well-being and sustainable innovation.
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University of Leicester and Alsama Project to establish a world-first certification to support displaced youth in accessing higher education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-alsama-project-world-first-certification-displaced-youth
New certification will enable displaced youth to apply to higher education institutions worldwide and seek employment, supporting students in overcoming disrupted and/or informal learning due to conflict or disaster
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Childrens experiences and responses to war in the nineteenth century
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/children2019s-experiences-and-responses-to-war-in-the-nineteenth-century
What we can learn about war from the writing of child soldiers in the nineteenth century will be explored in a BBC Radio 3 Essay on Thursday 22 March with Dr Emma Butcher from our School of Arts.
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Student profile: Tia
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/student-profiles/tia-esrc-midlands-grad
Tia is studying on the Human Geography Pathway with the ESRC Midlands Graduate School. Read more about her experiences of studying a PhD at Leicester.
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Study shows educations power to prevent Type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/study-shows-education2019s-2018power2019-to-prevent-type-2-diabetes
People at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes can reduce their chances of getting the condition by more than 80 per cent by fully completing a new education programme, an NIHR-supported study has found.
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Access to facilities and what's included
https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/global-partnerships/aiou/facilities
The University of Leicester’s on-campus facilities are available to all AIOU course delegates and postgraduate students.