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• 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.

• People using Leicester maternity services to benefit from innovative empathy training

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/empathy-training

  University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust is collaborating with the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare to build on its culture of empathy within maternity services through training and leadership workshops

• Leicester ranked among top universities for Clinical Medicine

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/shanghai-ranking

  The University of Leicester has been ranked in the top 5 UK universities for Clinical Medicine by the prestigious Shanghai World Rankings.

• Information for Employers

  https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/apprenticeships/employers

  Degree apprenticeships help organisations offer cost-effective ways to develop the workforce, develop and attract talent into the organisation for sustainable growth.

• 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.

• Research shows female fish judge males on DIY skills

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/research-shows-female-fish-judge-males-on-diy-skills

  Female fish judge males based on their ability to design nests best suited for the conditions of their environment, according to a new study by researchers from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour.

• Study reveals mysteries of enzyme mechanism

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/study-reveals-mysteries-of-enzyme-mechanism

  An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance by trapping an intermediate in the mechanism of enzymes called heme peroxidases and determining its structure using a beam of neutrons from the heart of a nuclear reactor.

• 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.

• 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