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  • Most male football fans are in favour of more involvement of women in the game research shows

    A national survey has shown that most men interested in football in Britain would welcome more women into the sport as fans, coaches, board members and match officials.

  • Canadian Rugby World Cup visit coincides with World War One study into autograph books by servicemen

    As the Canadian rugby team takes on Romania in Leicester today, researchers have been examining new evidence about a very different group of Canadian men who spent time in Leicester exactly 100 years ago.

  • Spirit of the 1960s and 70s kept alive in new book about Neil Young

    A new book on the musical travels of Neil Young, one of the most significant recording and performing artists of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, argues that the singer-songwriter is one of only a few music industry figures to still engage in social activism.

  • Upcoming conference to celebrate 30 year anniversary of DNA fingerprinting discovery

    In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the landmark discovery and application of DNA fingerprinting by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, the University is hosting a conference to share new innovations in forensic science on Wednesday 15 April.

  • Potential new targets for cancer treatments identified by Leicester research team

    An international consortium of scientists led by a group from the University has announced a new advance in understanding the mechanisms of cancer and how to target it more effectively with new treatments.

  • Study shows potential cause of most common emergency condition of main artery in body

    Professor Toru Suzuki (pictured) from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences has been involved in a new study to understand the underlying cause of the most common emergency condition of the aorta – the main artery in the human body.

  • Seven year itch Henry VIIIs secret love

    The Tudor monarch King Henry VIII is perhaps best known for his prodigious appetite for marriage, famously taking six wives during his lifetime – and now former University lecturer David Baldwin has published a book suggesting that he was close to...

  • Our University marks Black History Month

    Our University has marked Black History Month 2016 with exhibitions, talks, theatre and film showings.

  • Study into asthma provides a paradigm shift in understanding of lifethreatening condition

    A new study led by our University to understand how to improve the health of severe asthma patients has made a breakthrough finding, with the discovery being described as a ‘paradigm shift’ in understanding the life-threatening condition.

  • Funny bones Richard III genealogist crowned winner of comedy challenge

    Our very own Professor Kevin Schürer (pictured) has been crowned the winner of the 2016 Stand Up Challenge, held at Leicester Racecourse on Wednesday night.

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