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• Leicester launches HeForShes GetFree Tour

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/leicester-launches-heforshe2019s-getfree-tour

  Following UN Women’s announcement, the University is to be the launchpad for the inaugural HeForShe #GetFree Tour to campus for a vital discussion on the importance of gender equality on Tuesday 29 September.

• Leicester criminologists working with Government to explore motivations behind acid attacks

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-criminologists-working-with-government-to-explore-motivations-behind-acid-attacks

  Researchers from our Department of Criminology have launched a major research project, commissioned by the Home Office, into the motivations of offenders who carry and use acid in violent attacks.

• University of Leicester researcher is awarded Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis Fellowship

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/02-mike-bray-fellowship

  A University of Leicester researcher has been awarded the Mike Bray Fellowship by Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis

• Leicester rises in global sustainability world rankings

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/qs-rankings

  The University of Leicester has climbed more than 25 places in a league table which ranks the sustainable credentials of universities around the globe.

• University of Leicester running free event on how war affects education

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-free-event-war-affects-education

  University of Sanctuary logo|Syrian professors provide first-hand account of teaching in war-torn country. People are invited to attend a free event at the University of Leicester to hear first-hand how war can affect education.

• Research suggests greater access to Higher Education could have reversed EU referendum result

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/research-suggests-greater-access-to-higher-education-could-have-reversed-eu-referendum-result

  Greater access to Higher Education could have reversed the result of the 2016 EU referendum, according to new research from our Department of Mathematics.

• How medieval people named their animals is explored in new book 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/medieval-animal-names-books

  The relationship between medieval people and their pets is the topic of the latest book by the University of Leicester’s Dr Ben Parsons. Introducing Medieval Animal Names explores what names medieval people gave to the animals with which they lived and worked.

• Masterclass to highlight transformative impact of empathy on vulnerable patients

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/empathy-healthcare-masterclass-stoneygate

  Professionals will learn how to break down barriers which prevent vulnerable patients from accessing healthcare at a masterclass delivered by a leading empathic healthcare expert in Leicester

• Materials Researchers reflect on Postgraduate Internships

  https://le.ac.uk/sustainable-materials-processing/news/materials-researchers-reflect-on-postgraduate-internships

  Materials Centre Postgraduate Researchers, Dana Thompson and Sarah Key, have written about their experiences of completing internships earlier this year.

• Overseas visitors

  https://le.ac.uk/cls/people/honorary/overseas

  If you are an overseas visitor applying for an honorary title at the University of Leicester, learn more about visa requirements and insurance.