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Incoming University of Leicester Chancellor brings Sky At Night to the city
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/bsf-sky-at-night
The University of Leicester’s incoming Chancellor will be bringing a special live edition of the BBC’s Sky at Night show to the city on Wednesday
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Checklist aims to ensure clinical trials are inclusive of the wider population
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/inclusion-checklist-college-surgeons
Members of the public along with a team from the University of Leicester have come together to co-produce an Inclusion Checklist for Clinical Research.
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Honorary Professor to deliver prestigious Harveian Oration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/harveian-oration-feehally-leicester-professor
John Feehally, Honorary Professor of Renal Medicine at the University of Leicester, will deliver the prestigious 2025 Harveian Oration later this month.
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Air Quality spinout company shortlisted for Guardian University Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/01-air-quality-spinout-company-shortlisted-for-guardian-university-award
Air quality sensor|University partnership nominated in Business Collaboration category. A joint venture between the University of Leicester and Bluesky Ltd has been shortlisted for the Business Collaboration Award at the 2019 Guardian University Awards.
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Charity pays for Gazan medical students to complete their studies with the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/charity-supports-gazan-medical-students-university-leicester
A charity has stepped in to cover the living costs of two medical students displaced from war-torn Gaza, to complete their studies at the University of Leicester.
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HRH Princess Royal visit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/hrh-princess-royal-visit
HRH The Princess Royal is to boldly go on a mission into space - well, the National Space Centre in Leicester. The Centre is the brainchild of the University and was co-founded by the University.
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Advancing the protection of migrants human rights
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/advancing-the-protection-of-migrants2019-human-rights
Leicester Law School lecturer Alan Desmond has recently edited an international collaborative book on the UN Migrant Workers Convention and its potential to advance the protection of migrants’ human rights.
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Open access deal with Springer Nature
https://le.ac.uk/library/news/open-access-deal-with-springer-nature
Announcement of the University of Leicester's new Open Access deal with Springer Nature
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Pioneering research and innovation through the Nairobi Alliance
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/nairobi-alliance
An innovative research partnership with the potential to transform lives and support communities across the world has been launched.
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New species of rare ancient worm discovered in fossil hotspot
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/new-species-of-rare-ancient-worm-discovered-in-fossil-hotspot
A team of researchers including Leicester’s Professor David Siveter have discovered a new species of lobopodian, an ancient relative of modern-day velvet worms, in 430 million-years-old Silurian rocks in Herefordshire, UK.