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Industry partnerships inspired by University life sciences showcase
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/industry-partnerships-inspired-by-university-life-sciences-showcase
The pioneering, eighteen-month, Industry & Academia Exchange (IAX) programme funded through the Medical Research Council’s Proximity to Discovery Scheme, got underway with an inspiring showcase event at Winstanley House in Leicester.
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University study will look at harmful air pollution in our homes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/air-pollution-leicester-study-funding
Researchers from the University of Leicester have been awarded £2 million to investigate how harmful particles in the air inside our homes affect the breathing and lung health of both children and adults
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Industrial impact
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/research/industrial-impact
Haemostatix Ltd, a spin-out from the University of Leicester, was co-founded in 2003 by Sarah Middleton and Alison Goodall (Professor of Thrombosis and Haemostasis) to commercialise a new scientific approach to enhance blood clotting.
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John Bradshaw (1942-2019)
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2019/john-bradshaw
It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the death of former Head Groundskeeper John Bradshaw. John, who passed away on Monday 11 November, worked at the University from 1965 until his retirement in 2008.
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Finance MSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/finance-msc/2026
This is for you if... you want to learn the mechanics of financial markets, understand the financial decisions of corporations and the nature of financial risk.
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Leicester historian takes Hairy Bikers through Yorkshires past pubs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/leicester-historian-takes-hairy-bikers-through-yorkshire2019s-past-pubs
A new BBC series following the popular Hairy Bikers on a tour of historic British pubs features a historian from our University in its opening episode, discussing the pubs of Yorkshire’s past.
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Annual lecture
https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/events/annual-lecture
Find out more about our latest annual public lecture, hosted by the Centre for Victorian Studies at the University of Leicester
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Philip Shaw
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/onthisdayofwar/author/philip_shaw/
Professor of Romantic Studies at the University of Leicester
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Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain
https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas
The Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain was a five-year research programme, funded by The Leverhulme Trust from 2011–2015 based at the School of History, Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester.
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Academic discusses Anthropocene for BBC Radio 4s The Life Scientific programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/academic-discusses-2018age-of-man2019-for-bbc-radio-42019s-the-life-scientific-programme
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz (pictured) from the Department of Geology featured on BBC Radio Four’s ‘The Life Scientific’ programme to discuss research into the Anthropocene, a man-made epoch changing the planet’s geology.