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Receiving your loan
https://le.ac.uk/policies/fees-funding/us-loans/receiving
Managing your money Your Cost of Attendance (COA) is calculated for one full academic year; 39 weeks for undergraduate students and 52 weeks for postgraduate Masters and PhD students.
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Early edition of Frankenstein in University archives gives rise to chilling story around its creation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/early-edition-of-frankenstein-in-university-archives-gives-rise-to-chilling-story-around-its-creation
A popular character during Halloween is the shambling mass of assorted body parts known as Frankenstein’s Monster from Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein – a creature who has remained a harrowing vision of what can happen when people try and create unnatural life since its...
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A win-win for volunteering
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/a-win-win-for-volunteering
Philip Grierson, Human Rights and Global Ethics Postgraduate in our Department of Politics and International Relations, has been presented with not one but two prestigious awards; the Frank May Volunteer of the Year and the Vice Chancellor’s Student of the Year Award at the...
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City Council and University of Leicester support Leicester businesses in becoming more sustainable
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/18-sustainable-business-support
Businesses in Leicester are being offered a range of support to become more sustainable by Leicester City Council and the University of Leicester’s Innovation Hub.
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New research shows how to optimise antibiotic use and combat antibiotic resistance
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/29-antibiotic-resistance
Antibiotic resistance Pharmacist selecting antibiotics 1250|Recommendations from University of Leicester scientists could help reduce over-use of antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest problems facing medicine today.
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Refugee Week: schoolchildren from Leicester to send messages of hope to refugee camp
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/19-refugee-week-primary-school-messages-of-hope
Children from a Leicester school are to send messages of hope to a refugee camp in Greece. They will also create a storybook which will contain blank cards for children in the refugee camp to fill and send back - starting a dialogue between the children.
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More training required to ensure patients with Type 2 Diabetes benefit from glucose monitoring technology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/diabetes-glucose-monitoring
New research shows that Type 2 diabetic patients benefit from continuous glucose monitoring technology (CGM) to improve their care but do not receive this due to lack of training
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University of Leicester media and journalism degrees shortlisted for prestigious employability awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/media-journalism-prestigious-employability-awards
Two University of Leicester degree programmes have been shortlisted for the Academic Employability Awards 2025. The prestigious new awards are being hosted by The Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) and are set to take place later this month.
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Scientists investigate bumblebee decline due to particulate pollutant exposure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/bees-gut-microbiome-pollution
By studying bumblebee exposure to particulate air pollutants scientists at the University of Leicester have determined that the diversity and behaviour of the bee gut microbial community is altered when exposed to black carbon found in air pollution, disrupting the beneficial...
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University hosts dance class for people with Parkinson’s Disorder
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/dance-leicester-world-parkinsons-day
The University of Leicester's new student-led physio clinic will host a workshop for those living with Parkinson’s on Friday (11 April) as part of World Parkinson’s Day