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Student Testimonials
https://le.ac.uk/study/medicine/student-selected-component/student-testimonials
University of Leicester Medical students discuss their Student Selected Component (SSC) projects
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Politics and International Relations
https://le.ac.uk/study/politics-international-relations
Who holds power and why? Is globalisation positive? When is war just? Politics and International Relations is for people who love to tackle the big topics
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Brexit and the EU Referendum
https://le.ac.uk/brexit
We realise that the process of the UK’s exit from the European Union (Brexit) represents considerable uncertainty for our students, staff and external partners. In many cases this can extend to individuals' professional and personal lives.
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Ancient fossils reveal the oldest known vertebrates had four eyes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/ancient-fossils-vertebrates-four-eyes
Study by international team of researchers, including a University of Leicester palaeontologist, examines exquisitely preserved fossils from the Cambrian period
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Bad gut bacteria could raise risk of premature death for people with heart failure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/heart-gut-bacteria-premature-death
Poor gut health could increase the risk of dying early or being hospitalised by almost ten per cent for people with heart failure, new research at the University of Leicester shows.
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Research aims to improve hospital care for children with complex needs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/children-hospital-care-nihr-award
Children with complex care needs will benefit from substantial new funding for national research to improve their care in hospitals
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China
https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/asia/china
We welcome students from China. Find out about entry requirements, the Chinese student community and other country-specific information.
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Graduate Outcomes survey
https://le.ac.uk/career-development-service/graduate-outcomes-survey
Explore the importance of the Graduate Outcomes survey for the future of education in the UK.
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Primary Partner Schools
https://le.ac.uk/study/schools-and-colleges/primary/primary-partner-schools
Primary Partner Schools
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£5 million grant for health science PhD students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/16-wellcome-grant
The University of Leicester has been awarded a Wellcome Trust grant of over £5 million. The grant will enable the University to support 40 genomic epidemiology and public health genomics PhD students beginning in the 2020/21 academic year.