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• Leicester ranked 37th in the world in THE University Impact Rankings 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/03-the-university-impact-rankings-2019

  The University of Leicester is delighted to announce that we have been ranked 37th in the inaugural international Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings out of well over 500 institutions from 75 countries worldwide.

• Leicester celebrates continued success with the Turing Scheme

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/turing-scheme-leicester-students

  The University of Leicester is proud to announce it has secured over £900,000 further funding through the UK Government’s Turing Scheme.

• Hamish Simpson

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/hamish-simpson

  We have learned, with great sadness, of the death of Professor Hamish Simpson, former Professor of Paediatrics, who passed away on 4 March 2025, aged 91. Hamish Simpson was born on 23 December 1933 in Glasgow.

• Academic year: 2011-2012

  https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/research/seminar-series/11-12

  Browse the speakers from the Centre for English Local History's seminar events, held in 2011-2012.

• Part of the students’ union: reflections from Strawbs founder David Cousins

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/david-cousins-interview

  Strawbs founder David Cousins is interviewed by the University of Leicester about his career and his time as a student.

• Ancient Akrotiri Project Cyprus

  https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/big-antiquity/ancient-akrotiri-project-cyprus

  The Ancient Akrotiri Project Cyprus is an Archaeological research project on an ancient harbour and other Classical and Byzantine settlements at Akrotiri, Cyprus. A collaboration with the University of Southampton, UK Ministry of Defence and local communities.

• Global cluster

  https://le.ac.uk/global-cluster

  The University of Leicester's Global, Colonial and Postcolonial research cluster, which aims to discover more about the numerous aspects of imperial, colonial and global history.

• Voting open as young video makers compete to support Brazil in solving resources problems

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/voting-open-as-young-video-makers-compete-to-support-brazil-in-solving-resources-problems-1

  People around the world can vote in an exciting global video competition that is helping children and young people play their part in helping to secure future supplies of food, water and energy in Brazil.

• Workshop to foster international links with reading researchers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/workshop-to-foster-international-links-with-reading-researchers

  A psychologist at our University has received funding to establish research links between the UK and China to help combat poor literacy in those countries.

• Cleaning up the oil industry

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/cleaning-oil-industry

  Crude oil spills are one of the worst environmental disasters. Professor Hongbiao Dong explains the importance of moving away from fossil fuels, and how new welding techniques are reducing pipeline failure rates.