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University of Leicester cements top 50 position in global sustainability ranking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/impact-rankings
The University of Leicester is ranked 49th out of 1591 universities in the world, among the top 3.08% of institutions, in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.
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Leicester midwifery academic recognised for outstanding contribution to teaching
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/jayne-marshall
A leading midwifery expert from the University of Leicester has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to teaching and inspiring colleagues in Higher Education.
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Health study with 11,000 participants celebrates 10 year anniversary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/exceed
A major health study led by the University of Leicester has recruited a staggering 11,000 patients across the city and county since it began 10 years ago.
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Leicester researchers open doors for International Clinical Trials Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-researchers-open-doors-for-international-clinical-trials-day
Research teams at Leicester’s Hospitals are giving members of the public an opportunity to experience first-hand some of the clinical trials they run.
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Student team heading to Germany following selection to compete in Audis Autonomous Driving Competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/student-team-heading-to-germany-following-selection-to-compete-in-audi2019s-autonomous-driving-competition
Five Informatics students from our University make up one of only ten teams selected from across Europe to compete in the Audi Autonomous Driving Cup 2018- where the next generation of innovators will demonstrate how they could help to shape the future of autonomous...
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Prolonged periods of sedentary time strongly associated with amount of fat around internal organs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/prolonged-periods-of-sedentary-time-strongly-associated-with-amount-of-fat-around-internal-organs
A team of researchers from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, UK – a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, our University and Loughborough University - has found new evidence to suggest that longer periods of sedentary time (defined as any sitting/reclining...
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Consuming Authenticities
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/consuming-authenticities
Arts and Humanities Research Council (£54,753) November 2014 – November 2015 Cultural products often depend on ideas about authenticity for commercial success, drawing emotional responses from consumers and evoking a sense of local, ethnic or even national identity.
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Pacific Equatorial Age Transect
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/expeditions/2009-10/pacific-equatorial
Expedition 321: Pacific Equatorial Age Transect/Juan de Fuca 5 May – 5 July 2009 Expedition 321 is grouped into the same science program as 320, and will continue the drilling, coring and logging program.
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International experts debate safe space future for humanity at University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/space-security-conference
Space Park Leicester hosted a successful conference on space security and safety.
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The history of Chemistry and Physics at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/physics/about/anniversary/history
The Departments of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Leicester have a rich history dating back to the early 20th century.