University of Leicester

The University of Leicester is a public research university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is south of the city center, adjacent to Victoria Park. In 1957, the university's predecessor gained university status. The university had an income of £302.8 million in 2016/17, of which £52.2 million was from research grants.

The university received media attention for the discovery of genetic fingerprinting and contributing to the discovery and identification of the remains of King Richard III.

The main campus is a mile south of the city center, adjacent to Victoria Park and Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College. The skyline of the university is punctuated by three distinctive, towering, buildings from the 1960s: the Department of Engineering, the Attenborough Tower and the Charles Wilson Building.

Faculties

• Arts, Humanities and Languages
• Business and Economics
• Computing and IT
• History, Culture and Heritage
• Law and Social Sciences
• Mathematics and Actuarial Sciences
• Media and Communication
• Medicine and Health
• Psychology and Biological Sciences
• Science and Engineering

English Language Requirements

In order to study at the University of Leicester, your written and spoken English must be good enough for you to fully understand, and benefit from, your degree course.

You can demonstrate your English language ability in any one of these ways:

• Education in English: You attended secondary (high) school or university in a country approved by the University as teaching in the medium of English.
• IELTS: The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is the world’s most popular English language proficiency test for higher education.

Student life

The university has a number of different societies within its students' union. The Union has over 220 different societies.

The students' union has three student groups producing media: Galaxy Press, Galaxy Radio, and LUST (Leicester University Student Television).

Galaxy Press was founded in 1957, and known as The Ripple before merging its brand with LUSH Radio in 2015 to form Galaxy Media.

LUST was re-founded in 2002 after a period of dormancy. The station is affiliated to the National Student Television Association and hosted the association's annual awards ceremony in 2008.

Accommodation

As a new first year student, you are guaranteed an offer of University-managed accommodation if you apply before 1 September in the year that you start your degree.

It’s really important to them that you feel at home during your time here. The halls of residence provide a comfortable, safe and welcoming environment that makes settling into university life so much easier. From the moment you arrive, their teams will be around to help you collect your key, meet new people and get settled in. This is what makes living in halls different from living in a shared house or private accommodation.

Rankings

National rankings

• Complete (2021)                                         38
• Guardian (2021)                                          84
• Times / Sunday Times (2021)                   37

Global rankings

• ARWU (2020)                                              301–400
• CWTS Leiden (2020)                                   147
• QS (2021)                                                    242
• THE (2021)                                                  166

British Government assessment

• Teaching Excellence Framework              Silver