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Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/dialect/leicestershire/melton-mowbray
Listen to speakers from Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire from a range of backgrounds as part of the dialect project between researchers from Nottingham Trent University and the University of Leicester.
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REF 2029 open access policy
https://le.ac.uk/library/research-support/open-research/funder-open-access-policies/ref-2029
Open access polices for REF 2028
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Brexit research and education must be solved now
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/brexit-research-and-education-must-be-solved-now
Research and education should be among the easier elements of the Brexit negotiations, argue Paul Boyle and Rolf Tarrach in an article published by The Parliament Magazine.
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More oral history online
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/learning/more-oral-history-online
These online exhibitions all feature oral history material and may be of interest in the classroom.
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Space Park Leicester partnership signals formal start of operations at East Midlands Freeport
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/freeport-space-park
Space Park Leicester has been given the green light by the Government to become a customs site operator for East Midlands Freeport.
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Leicester health research recognised among best in the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/ref-clinical-medicine
Health research enabled by partnership between the University of Leicester and both the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust has been recognised among the best in the UK.
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£1.5m funding to create ‘Digital Twin’ model to reduce methane emissions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/methane-tropical-wetlands
A ‘Digital Twin’ for methane emissions from tropical wetlands will be supported by funding to Dr Robert Parker from the University of Leicester and the National Centre for Earth Observation as part of the Future Leaders Fellowships from UK Research and Innovation
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Evidence of 2,000 years of human activity found on market site in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/evidence-2000-years-human-activity-market
University of Leicester Archaeological Services carrying out excavations at the site of the city’s new market square, with discoveries including a Roman infant burial and remains of a dungeon believed to be from the 16th century
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Arts Council England visits Leicester to discuss University’s sector leadership in arts, culture and heritage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/arts-council-england-leicester-university-sector-leadership-arts-culture-and-heritage
Senior leaders from Arts Council England joined University of Leicester colleagues to discuss the future needs and opportunities for strategic partnerships between Higher Education and the Arts, Culture and Heritage sector.
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University of Leicester Vice-Chancellor joins Prime Minister’s trade delegation to India
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/university-leicester-vice-chancellor-prime-minister-trade-delegation-india
University of Leicester Vice-Chancellor Professor Nishan Canagarajah joined a delegation of 125 of the UK’s most prominent CEOs, entrepreneurs, university and cultural leaders on a trade mission to India spearheaded by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.