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• Space scientist makes giant leap towards becoming an astronaut

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-scientist-makes-giant-leap-towards-becoming-an-astronaut

  Space scientist Dr Suzie Imber from our Department of Physics and Astronomy will be competing to realise her dream of becoming an astronaut as part of a televised competition broadcast by the BBC.

• Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women/esuantsiwa-jane-goldsmith

  “When I was President I had to go to Senate meetings, me with 90-odd white guys, so I always turned up wearing banana yellow and big hair to scare the mortar boards off them.

• Reproduction and gene shuffling in malaria parasites: how does it work?

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/malaria

  Scientists from the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham have received nearly £600,000 to research how sexual development and gene shuffling within the malaria parasite could help to control malaria transmission.

• Adjusting to life in Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/law/study/undergraduate/offer-holder-info/adjusting-to-life-in-leicester

  Starting your law degree is an exciting time but coming to university can be a big step and it may take a little while for you to adjust.

• Red squirrel and human leprosy link found at English medieval archaeological site

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/squirrel

  New evidence from medieval archaeological sites shows that English red squirrels once served as an important host for Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) strains also responsible for leprosy in humans.

• Dr Georgina Manning

  https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni/georgina-manning

  Dr Georgina Manning, alumna of the University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. Now at the University of Wolverhampton as Head of the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Forensic Science.

• Lesley Davis

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/lesley-davis

  We have learned, with deep sadness, of the death of Lesley Davis, a much-loved and respected member of the Library Services team, who passed away on 6 January 2025. The funeral will take place at Loughborough Crematorium on Thursday 30 January at 4.30pm.

• Medicine MBChB

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/medicine-mbchb/2026

  In this degree, you will meet patients from the outset and learn from experts in world-class facilities, and find out what it takes to become a doctor working in the industry today. Our excellent facilities include anatomical dissection of human cadavers.

• Academics celebrate Leicesters Premier League victory

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-academics-celebrate-leicesters-premier-league-victory

  Academics from across the University have been celebrating Leicester City Football Club's sensational victory in the Premier League - the first time in history and making Leicester one of only six teams to win the Premier League.

• Student FAQs

  https://le.ac.uk/natural-sciences/study/faqs

  Do you have some questions about studying Natural Sciences? We asked some of our students to answer some frequently asked questions around studying at the University of Leicester.