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Request an information pack
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/about/body-donation-programme/information-pack
Request an Information Pack to find out more about donating your body via our Body Donation Programme, and to receive the necessary Consent Forms to register as a donor.
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Register with a doctor
https://le.ac.uk/study/welcome/your-next-steps/checklist/doctor
We recommend that you register with a doctor (called a GP, for ‘general practitioner’) at a health centre as soon as you arrive at university, so that you can be seen quickly if you have a health issue and be invited to have a COVID vaccination.
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Festival gives innovators the chance to link up with University of Leicester experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/leicestershire-innovation-festival-university-leicester
Innovators, businesses and non-profits have the opportunity to connect with experts from the University of Leicester at the Leicestershire Innovation Festival (LIF).
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Employer reference requests
https://le.ac.uk/library/information-hub/reference
Employer requests for references to the University through the JISC Prospects Higher Education Degree Datacheck (HEDD) service
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Webb Fellowship awarded for the study of giant planets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/webb-fellow
An early-career planetary scientist has been awarded the third-ever Webb Fellowship and will study the atmospheres of giant planets using the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Appeal Review requests
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/appeals-complaints/academic-appeals/appeal-review-requests
Learn how to request a review of an academic appeal decision at the University of Leicester, including eligibility, procedures, and timelines for submitting an appeal review.
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James Webb Space Telescope’s coolest instrument captures Large Magellanic Cloud
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/04/28/james-webb-space-telescopes-coolest-instrument-captures-large-magellanic-cloud/
The UK’s main contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), has now opened its eye to the sky.
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New study underway to find best treatment for wake-up stroke patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/4-new-study-underway-to-find-best-treatment-for-wake-up-stroke-patients
New study underway to find best treatment for wake-up stroke patients led by Professor Thompson Robinson, Head of Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
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Rise Up: digital archive of Canadian Feminism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/12/10/rise-up-digital-archive-of-canadian-feminism/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 10, 2018 Covering the period 1970-1990. This resource from a women’s collective has a wealth of information.
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Spice up your life How to tell real saffron from a fake
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/spice-up-your-life-how-to-tell-real-saffron-from-a-fake
Following the recent revival of saffron production in Spain, Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison from the Department of Genetics has outlined some of the key ways to tell real saffron from fake, with the real deal providing a unique experience for the senses.