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Refugee Week: an opportunity for refugees and asylum seekers with a background in medicine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/21-refugee-week-sanctuary-medicine-programme
An initiative to provide refugee and asylum seeking doctors and nurses an opportunity to gain a key language qualification is being spearheaded at the University of Leicester.
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Scientists investigate bumblebee decline due to particulate pollutant exposure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/bees-gut-microbiome-pollution
By studying bumblebee exposure to particulate air pollutants scientists at the University of Leicester have determined that the diversity and behaviour of the bee gut microbial community is altered when exposed to black carbon found in air pollution, disrupting the beneficial...
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Lord Sugar hails Leicester medic’s campaign to rename condition to avoid fatal mix-ups
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/diabetes-insipidus-avp-d-sugar
A Leicester medic has successfully campaigned to change the name of a rare but potentially fatal condition, with the backing of businessman and TV personality Lord Sugar.
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Investigative journalist who identified Salisbury poisoners receives University of Leicester honour
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/eliot-higgins
The founder of an award-winning investigative journalism collective which identified the Salisbury poisoners has been honoured by the University of Leicester.
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World Engineering Day: Leicester engineering graduate builds a career as a future ‘space leader’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/sam-ravi-engineering-graduate-space-leader
University of Leicester alumna Sam Ravi was one of 30 Emerging Space Leaders announced in 2024 and is encouraging young people to consider an engineering degree on World Engineering Day
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Clearing 2024: Missing out on first choice university turned out to be a blessing for Charlotte
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/clearing-charlotte
For Charlotte Gallo not getting the grades she needed to her first choice university turned out to be a blessing as she joined the University of Leicester's Psychology course instead
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Leicester-based AI firm named Digital Startup of the Year 2024
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/launchpad
Leicester graduate, Anuj Ashar's business Launchpad AI has made waves at the StartUp Awards 2024.
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Life has always been about give and take
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/mutualistic-city
Professor Mark Williams explains the importance of mutualistic cities in creating hope for a better, natural future.
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Explore our collections
https://le.ac.uk/library/special-collections/explore
Explore the collections of archives, manuscripts and printed rare books housed in Archives and Special Collections.
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Student Protection Plan
https://le.ac.uk/study/how-to-apply/student-protection-plan
Learn more about our Student Protection Plan. The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 requires universities to maintain a Student Protection Plan to protect students’ interests in the case of substantial change.