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Facts and figures
https://le.ac.uk/about/info/facts-figures
The University of Leicester is a leading UK university committed to international excellence. Find out about the facts and figures that come together to show who we are.
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Careers
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/wellcome-trust-dtp/careers
Career coaching As part of the PhD, students have exclusive access to a career coaching programme, developed with external collaborators and run in conjunction with the Wellcome Trust DTP at the University of Nottingham.
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Peopling Australia
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs2317
Module code:HS2317 Module Outline In 2001, the Aboriginal Australian sprinter, Cathy Freeman, was awarded the title of World Sportswoman of the Year after becoming Olympic 400m champion at the Sydney Games.
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Climate Change: Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy3432
Module code: GY3432 "Climate change is destroying our path to sustainability. Ours is a world of looming challenges and increasingly limited resources." So said the then-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2012.
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Ideation and Design
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/co1113
Module code: CO1113 The module has three components: a Makerspace; a series of lectures and/or seminars; guided independent study. The Makerspace is a collaborative work space for exploring and making with a range of accessible technologies.
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Love across cultural boundaries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/love-across-cultural-boundaries
Sue Bishop, a local mature student studying at Leicester, is keen to hear from women around the county willing to share memories of their long-term mixed romantic relationships.
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Honorary graduates January 2018 Patrick Harris
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/honorary-graduates-january-2018-patrick-harris
Dedicated outreach worker Patrick Harris, whose work with homeless charity The Bridge stands as an exemplar of its good work, Patrick Harris was born in Leicester and grew up in Highfields along with five siblings.
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SEIS UK
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/solid-earth/geophysics/projects/seis-uk
Find out more about SEIS-UK (Seismic Equipment Infra-Structure in the UK) at the University of Leicester.
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New research blows the lid on volcanic activity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/new-research-blows-the-lid-on-volcanic-activity
Geologists from our University have been unravelling an age-old geological story. Their research, relating to ancient volcanic activity in Mongolia and China, challenges existing knowledge about the processes involved.
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Report suggests current responses to hate crime in the UK are failing and letting down victims
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/report-suggests-current-responses-to-hate-crime-in-the-uk-are-failing-and-letting-down-victims
Hate crime victims throughout the United Kingdom are being let down by the Government and criminal justice agencies, according to a new report undertaken by Leicester experts in collaboration with Amnesty International UK.