Search
-
Staff and student engagement
https://le.ac.uk/sustainability/staff-student-engagement
As Citizens of Change, we recognise that environmental sustainability is everyone’s responsibility.
-
Work begins to transform Freemen’s Common
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/14-work-begins-freemens-common
Freemens A group of people on a construction site posing for a photo|The transformation of the Freemen’s Common area, at the University of Leicester, began today with a ground breaking ceremony.
-
About the Institute
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/structural-chemical-biology/about
The University of Leicester has a long history of using structural biology to answer challenging questions in biology and accelerate drug discovery. We do so using different techniques, each able to address different questions and generate 3D structures of biomolecules in detail.
-
Leicester receives record Turing Scheme funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/turing
Having secured its largest-ever single grant for overseas mobility in 2023, Leicester has once more successfully bid for Turing funding to support outbound student mobility.
-
Views of England and Wales: a new online collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/03/28/views-of-england-and-wales-a-new-online-collection/
Views of England and Wales is a new online collection hosted by the University of Leicester Library
-
X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Optical microscopy
https://le.ac.uk/cse/research/facilities/advanced-microscopy-facility/microscopes-and-equipment/xrd-and-optical-microscopy
The Advanced Microscopy Facility at The University of Leicester has an optical microscopy suite which contains a variety of instruments which are available for the optical examination of materials.
-
First delivery to our University of high-tech glass plates to be used to discover the birth of new black holes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/first-delivery-to-our-university-of-high-tech-glass-plates-to-be-used-to-discover-the-birth-of-new-black-holes
Our University is providing a new type of X-ray mirror to the French space agency, CNES, for the Chinese-French satellite ‘SVOM’ which is designed to discover and study Gamma-Ray Bursts from newly formed black holes.
-
Emeritus Professor Peter Harvey
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/peter-harvey
We have learned the sad news that Professor Peter Harvey, Emeritus Professor in Geomathematics in the School of Geology, Geography and the Environment passed away on 10 January 2024.
-
Spice up your life How to tell real saffron from a fake
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/spice-up-your-life-how-to-tell-real-saffron-from-a-fake
Following the recent revival of saffron production in Spain, Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison from the Department of Genetics has outlined some of the key ways to tell real saffron from fake, with the real deal providing a unique experience for the senses.
-
English language requirements
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/entry-reqs/eng-lang-reqs
In addition to the academic entry requirements to study for a research degree at Leicester, you will also need to satisfy the English language entry requirements.