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Benedict Cumberbatch relives Richard III reinterment in new interview
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/benedict-cumberbatch-relives-richard-iii-reinterment
Benedict Cumberbatch has described the moment he received an email from the University advising him he was related to King Richard III.
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Parent and Public Advisory Group
https://le.ac.uk/timms/research/lcfc/ppag
Are you interested in the health and wellbeing of babies and young children in Leicester and Leicestershire? Can you help us improve our work into the health of babies and young children? Our team is trying to find out how different factors in the early life of babies...
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University of Leicester thrilled and delighted at Glenfield decision
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-of-leicester-2018thrilled-and-delighted2019-at-glenfield-decision
The University of Leicester is a partner of Leicester’s Hospitals and has campaigned to prevent the decommissioning of heart services at the East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre (EMCHC).
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New insights into life and death of Jumbo the elephant revealed in BBC One documentary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/new-insights-into-life-and-death-of-jumbo-the-elephant-revealed-in-bbc-one-documentary
New insights into the life and mysterious death of Jumbo the elephant – a celebrity animal superstar whose story is said to have inspired the film ‘Dumbo’ – will be revealed in a BBC One documentary hosted by Sir David Attenborough and featuring a University of Leicester...
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University of Leicester supports postgrad researchers facing cost of living rise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/stipend-increase
Postgraduate researchers at the University of Leicester will receive a welcome boost in the face of rises in the cost of living.
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Public lecture on Myanmar and museums
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/06-myanmar-lecture
The effect of displacement in Myanmar on material objects is the subject of a public lecture at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 18 February.
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Ardnamurchan Transitions
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/people-and-places/ardnamurchan-transitions
The University of Leicester School of Archaeology and Ancient History Ardnamurchan Transitions Project is a long running investigation of the archaeology and history of the Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Western Scotland, including excavations of a Neolithic chambered cairn, Bronze...
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Partnership could see Malaysian college graduates progress to University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/malaysian-college-graduates-progress-university-leicester
The University of Leicester has embarked on a new international partnership, by signing an agreement with a Malaysian college.
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Dr Paul Ian Campbell wins BERA Educational Research Book of the Year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/dr-paul-ian-campbell-bera-book-of-the-year
Dr Paul Ian Campbell's book, Race and Assessment in Higher Education, has won the British Educational Research Association (BERA)'s Educational Research Book of the Year.
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Leicester medicine graduate helped Antiguan children’s orchestra whilst finishing studies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/mimi
A student from the University of Leicester helped an Antiguan children’s orchestra whilst finishing her medical degree.