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Recognising our Centenary supporters
https://le.ac.uk/giving/impact-stories/supporters
Thank you to all of our generous supporters. Read more about our Centenary Golden Book project.
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Unique exceptionally preserved fossil named in honour of Sir David Attenborough
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/unique-2018exceptionally-preserved2019-fossil-named-in-honour-of-sir-david-attenborough
An international team of scientists led by our University has discovered a new 430 million-year-old fossil and has named it in honour of Sir David Attenborough – who grew up on the University campus.
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Literary endowment fund will create new ‘writer in residence’ and professorship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/jean-humphreys
Literary endowment fund will create new ‘writer in residence’ and professorship at Leicester University
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PGCE Secondary
https://le.ac.uk/courses/secondary-education-pgce/2026
This is for you if... you have an undergraduate degree and would like to train to teach 11-18 year-olds.
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Dr Richard Buckley OBE
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/meet-the-team/richard-buckley
See more about Richard Buckley's background before he started working on the Richard III project.
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University partners with Leicester Cathedral for startling artwork exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/university-partners-with-leicester-cathedral-for-startling-artwork-exhibition
Leicester Cathedral, supported by the University, is to host a startling and internationally-acclaimed artwork on show, free of charge between 20 June and 28 August 2018.
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Space scientist receives prestigious award from Royal Astronomical Society
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/space-scientist-receives-prestigious-award-from-royal-astronomical-society
Professor Emma Bunce (pictured) from our Department of Physics and Astronomy has received a prestigious award from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for her outstanding research into the physics of the gas giant planet magnetospheres of Jupiter and Saturn.
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Student calculates which colour lightsaber would be most powerful
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/student-calculates-which-colour-lightsaber-would-be-most-powerful
Aspiring Jedi Knights will be happy to learn that the red lightsabers used by their enemies, the Sith, are likely the weakest type available on the futuristic arms market, while a purple lightsaber would be the strongest, based on calculations made by a student from our...
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University of Leicester appoints Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Professional Services)
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/dvc-professional-services
The University of Leicester has appointed a new Deputy Vice-Chancellor to lead the Professional Services teams at the University.
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Human Resource Management BSc by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/human-resource-management-bsc-dl/2025
Throughout this BSc course you'll gain a critical understanding of human resource management and training within organisations. This distance learning degree gives you the flexibility to study from home, so you don't fall behind in your professional life.