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Light exposure could hold the key to a good night’s sleep
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/fruit-fly-sleep-disorders-leicester
Light signals processed through the eyes helps regulate sleep in fruit flies, and disrupting those visual pathways causes abnormal sleep patterns, a new study by Leicester experts shows.
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The forgotten success of penal transportation reform in late Imperial Russia: the lowering of prison
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/06/08/the-forgotten-success-of-penal-transportation-reform-in-late-imperial-russia-the-lowering-of-prisoner-mortality-in-the-transfer-system-1885-1915/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on June 8, 2016 By Mikhail Nakonechny . The late Imperial Russian prison and exile system is almost unequivocally considered to be the traditional embodiment of brutality, institutional inhumanity and injustice.
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Thousands of people may not be working due to Long COVID, new research shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/covid-working
Nearly 30,000 people in the UK may be unable to work because of Long COVID, a new study led by Leicester researchers has revealed.
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JIST in the news
https://le.ac.uk/natural-sciences/study/student-research/jist/jist-news
See press cuttings about articles written by University of Leicester students for the Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics (JIST).
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American Film and Visual Culture
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ha1324
Module code: HA1324 (double module) This module examines the importance of the United States within film history and the importance of narrative cinema and other forms of visual culture within 20th and 21st century America.
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American Film and Visual Culture
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ha1324
Module code: HA1324 (double module) This module examines the importance of the United States within film history and the importance of narrative cinema and other forms of visual culture within 20th and 21st century America.
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American Film and Visual Culture
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ha1324
Module code: HA1324 (double module) This module examines the importance of the United States within film history and the importance of narrative cinema and other forms of visual culture within 20th and 21st century America.
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Medicine with Foundation Year (A199)
https://le.ac.uk/study/medicine/entry-requirements/foundation-2026
Medicine with Foundation Year 2026 Entry Requirements
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Garry Buck
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/garry-buck
The University has learned with regret of the death of hospitality van driver Garry Buck. Garry’s job with LSP involved delivering to buildings right across the campus so he came into contact with many staff and was well-loved by all.
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Leicester scientists on Jupiter moon mission look ahead to launch date
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/juice-mission-jupiter-scientists
University of Leicester scientists have a leading role on the science team for ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice), exploring Jupiter’s complex atmosphere, magnetosphere, and potentially habitable icy moons.