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University to host major conferences in 2016
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/university-to-host-four-conferences-in-2016
The University is preparing to host four major conferences next year in collaboration with Leicester Shire Promotions.
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Research suggests exercise counteracts sitting time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/research-suggests-exercise-counteracts-sitting-time
Office workers can stave off health problems associated with sitting down all day by regularly exercising, a new study from the Leicester Diabetes Centre has found.
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Awards for outstanding service to medical students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/awards-for-outstanding-service-to-medical-students-1
A consultant and an administrator at Kettering General Hospital have won awards for the outstanding service they have provided to medical students who are training to become the next generation of NHS doctors.
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Funding
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/wellcome-trust-dtp/funding
Students on the programme receive a generous funding package as follows: 4-year PhD (UK students) Postgraduate research fee waiver at standard College of Life Sciences UK rates for all four years of the PhD Wellcome Trust stipend for all four years of the PhD ...
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Leicester researchers discover Charles Dickens artists lost sketches in school textbook
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-researchers-discover-charles-dickens-artists-secret-sketches-in-school-textbook
Schoolboy doodles by the Victorian artist John Leech, who first illustrated Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol', have been discovered by researchers from our University and will be on display in the David Wilson Library until 31 July.
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Ukraine support
https://le.ac.uk/cite/sanctuary-seekers-unit/initiatives/ukraine
Check University of Leicester support for Ukrainians affected by the war, university twinning, fundraising, and welcome through Homes for Ukraine.
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Very Rev. Derek Hole
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2021/derek-hole
We have learned, with regret, of the death of the Very Reverend Derek Hole, an Honorary Graduate and long-time supporter of the University. Born in Plymouth in 1933, Derek Hole felt called to the priesthood from a young age.
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Why Im so proud to work for the NHS
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/why-i2019m-so-proud-to-work-for-the-nhs
To mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS, Sky News has profiled University graduate Navin Leanage who has been working as a junior doctor with Leicester’s Hospitals since 2016.
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Manorcroft Lodge
https://le.ac.uk/study/accommodation/search/manorcroft-lodge
Manorcroft Lodge is a good option if you would rather live with a small group of people, but still want to be central to the facilities and activities on offer within The Village. It is also conveniently located right next to the Olive Banks Study Suite.
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University of Leicester writer, Dr Jonathan Taylor wins Arnold Bennett Book Prize for Scablands and Other Stories
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/jonathan-taylor-scablands-arnold-bennett
A collection of short stories written by the University of Leicester’s Dr Jonathan Taylor has won the Arnold Bennet Book Prize.