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Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/neptune-temperature
Yet, at Neptune’s south pole, the data reveal a different and surprisingly dramatic change.
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About us
https://le.ac.uk/nurc/about-us
NISCO UK Research Centre is leading in the field of new materials and advanced manufacturing, building on research networks and partnerships to deliver exciting outcomes.
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New Space Park Leicester CEO signals greater focus on commercial strategy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/new-space-park-leicester-ceo-focus-commercial-strategy-770
Will Wells appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the University of Leicester’s £100 million science and innovation park, moving from role as Director of Commercialisation and Knowledge Exchange within the University’s Research and Enterprise Division
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Research involving the use of animals
https://le.ac.uk/policies/research/use-of-animals
Get more information on the policy in place for the use of animals in research at the University of Leicester.
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Leicester Innovation Hub is 'wonderful and transformative'
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/24-innovation-hub-launch-report
Civic leaders highlight vital partnerships between University, City and County at launch of £5 million-plus Innovation Hub.
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The University as a military hospital during the Great War
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/military-hospital
The University’s building now known as the Fielding Johnson Building was used as a military hospital during the First World War. Find out more about its wartime history.
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Diabetes researcher listed as a top ethnic minority health leader in England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/diabetes-research
A Leicester-based professor known as ‘Mr South Asian diabetes’ has been named as one of England’s most prominent individuals from an ethnic minority background making a profound difference in the NHS.
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University of Leicester building officially reopened as Kathleen Kenyon Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/kathleen-kenyon-building-naming-ceremony
The University of Leicester's home for the School of Archaeology and Ancient History and the School of Museum Studies has been named after Dame Kathleen Kenyon.
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Research as Activism: Researching LGB+ Online Hate
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2023/09/28/research-as-activism-researching-lgb-online-hate/
Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on September 28, 2023 Rachel Keighley – Research Associate and Vice-Chair of the British Society of Criminology Hate Crime Network To understand why activist research is so important, I...
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Students Union to bust stress with petting zoo laser tag and crazy golf on campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students2019-union-to-bust-stress-with-petting-zoo-laser-tag-and-crazy-golf
Laser tag, crazy golf and adorable animals are just three ways the Students’ Union is helping students tackle exam stress this summer as part of our University’s commitment to offering support for those dealing with the challenges of stress and mental health.