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University of Leicester politics expert to be embedded in UK Parliament
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/rick-whitaker
Dr Rick Whitaker, Associate Professor in European Politics, is one of three UK academics to be seconded to Parliament as a Thematic Research Lead.
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Leicester team secures funding for research collaboration to improve patient safety
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/psrc-funding
A team involving University of Leicester researchers is one of just six to be awarded a share of £25 million.
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University of Leicester Vice-Chancellor joins Prime Minister’s trade delegation to India
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/university-leicester-vice-chancellor-prime-minister-trade-delegation-india
University of Leicester Vice-Chancellor Professor Nishan Canagarajah joined a delegation of 125 of the UK’s most prominent CEOs, entrepreneurs, university and cultural leaders on a trade mission to India spearheaded by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Postcards from the Universe: Blues for the Red Planet
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/07/01/postcards-from-the-universe-blues-for-the-red-planet/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 July 2020 Dr.
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James Webb Space Telescope makes first detection of heavy element from star merger
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/gamma-ray
Merger of neutron stars that generated an explosion that created a gamma-ray burst identified. Some of the rarest and most precious elements in nature are being produced by these very rare explosions.
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Urban History Resource Hub
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/resources/urban-history-resource-hub
A American Geographical Society Library (AGSL) - library and map collection of the American Geographical Society (AGS) of New York. Includes several digital collections of importance to urban history.
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Women exposed to MWI emissions show small increase in breast milk pollutants
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/mwi-emissions
Study involving Professor Anna Hansell, from the University of Leicester Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability, analysed impact of emissions from municipal waste incinerators
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Lost tombs and quarries rediscovered on British military base in Cyprus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/cyprus-archaeology
University of Leicester Archaeological Services rediscovers 46 sites at the Eastern Sovereign Base Area at Dhekelia, Cyprus, working on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
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History (Local History) MA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/english-local-history-and-family-history-ma/2026
This is for you if... you are fascinated by regional identities, society and landscape, and historical ecology and you wish to learn historical research techniques.
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Medical Statistics MSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/medical-statistics-msc/2026
This is for you if... you want a vocational course that will focus on the application of statistical methods to real-life problems in medicine and healthcare, giving you excellent prospects in securing a career or further study.