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What do grasshoppers eat? It’s not just grass! New Leicester research shows similarities with mammal teeth like never before
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/grasshopper-mandibles
But analysis of the ecological importance of grasshoppers is not straightforward, and finding out what they eat requires detailed study of the contents of their guts or painstaking and time-consuming observations of how they feed in the wild. There is, however, a better way.
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University celebrates inspirational women in Centenary year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/inspirational-women-2022
Women from the University of Leicester who have been an inspiration to their colleagues have been honoured in a special photographic display.
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University of Leicester marks Black History Month 2022
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/black-history-month
The University of Leicester is holding a number of events to mark Black History Month, alongside its Students’ Union and Attenborough Arts Centre.
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SafePod
https://le.ac.uk/library/research-support/safepod
The University Library contains a SafePod part of the SPN SafePod Network for researchers to securely access research data in a controlled secure environment from approved data centres to meet data security requirements related to sensitive research data for their research...
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Governance
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/governance-office
Governance refers to the systems, structures, procedures and rules by which the University takes key decisions on its affairs.
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Clearing was a fresh page in English student Eloise’s plans
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/clearing-fresh-page-english-student-eloise-plans
When her A Level results didn’t turn out how she’d hoped, Eloise Adams decided it was time to start a fresh page in her future plans.
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Suggested research topics
https://le.ac.uk/english/study/research-degrees/application-process/research-topics
Take a look at the suggestions for PhD projects that staff in English at the University of Leicester would be interested in supervising.
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Code of practice governing the Students’ Union
https://le.ac.uk/policies/codes-practice/students-union
The Education Act 1994 regulates the operation of students' Unions and their relationships with the university authorities and students. It requires universities to publicise the arrangements for implementing the Act by means of a Code of Practice.
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BLOG: what’s the wider story behind Leicester’s migration history?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/migration
Fifty years ago Leicester welcomed up to 28,000 South Asian UK passport holders from Uganda.
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Archaeology BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/archaeology-ba/2026
Learn practical skills and study a diverse range of topics from the deep past to the present day, with the University of Leicester’s Archaeology BA degree.