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Wellbeing and careers resources
https://le.ac.uk/black-history-month/resources
Black student swimming course Being able to swim is a potentially life-saving skill that everyone should have access to be able to learn. However, in the UK, 95% of Black adults don't swim for a variety a reasons, most notably due to ability and confidence.
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Race and Health Observatory to work with UK academic team to explore impact of long-COVID on UK healthcare workers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/reach-out
The NHS Race and Health Observatory has today announced the start of a three-year study to investigate the long-term impact of COVID on NHS healthcare workers (HCWs) across the UK from diverse ethnic backgrounds and roles.
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Department of Geology to host Palaeontology conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/department-of-geology-to-host-palaeontology-conference
The University's Department of Geology Palaeobiology Research Group has announced it will host the early career researchers’ conference Progressive Palaeontology 2017 Progressive Palaeontology, known as ProgPal, is a vibrant annual conference organised by and for early...
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Leicester establishes partnership with police training college in China
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-establishes-partnership-with-police-training-college-in-china
The University has put its name to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zhejiang Police College, China, that will see the sharing of world-leading expertise in forensic science, traditional police work and more.
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Intercultural Communication
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ed7020
Module code: ED7020 In today’s world of globalisation, multicultural contact and interaction, effective intercultural communication is increasingly important for social harmony.
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Immigration and Ethnicity in Colonial and Post-Colonial France
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/fr3125
Module code: FR3125 Immigration as an issue remains at the heart of social, cultural and political debates in France.
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Immigration and Ethnicity in Colonial and Post-Colonial France
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/fr3125
Module code: FR3125 Immigration as an issue remains at the heart of social, cultural and political debates in France.
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Leicester featured in University Business magazine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-featured-heavily-in-university-business-magazine
University Business magazine features no less than three University of Leicester stories in March. A whole page is dedicated to the visit by Sir David Attenborough to the University in January, where he officially opened the new Attenborough Arts Centre gallery extension.
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Immigration and Ethnicity in Colonial and Post-Colonial France
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/fr3125
Module code: FR3125 Immigration as an issue remains at the heart of social, cultural and political debates in France.
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Unique protein signatures linked to ethnicity and changes in physical activity observed in new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/diabetes-ethnicity-protein-study-leicester
A Leicester study has shed light on why people of South Asian (SA) origin may face a higher risk of cardiometabolic disorders and respond differently to physical activity compared to White European people