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We’re University of the Year!

Proud to be the Daily Mail University of the Year 2025 and twice shortlisted for University of the Year (THE Awards 2024 and The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025) .

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Explore what Leicester has to offer at our digital event on Wednesday 4 December 2024.

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Start your Master's in January 2025

Advance your career with a Master’s degree starting in January 2025. Scholarships are still available; including up to £5,000 for international students.

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We change lives, we are Citizens of Change

Gold Award

We have been awarded gold in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)

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Top 30 in the UK

We are in the top 30 in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), according to analysis by Times Higher Education

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Top 30 in the UK

For overall positivity in the 2024 National Student Survey, according to analysis by Times Higher Education

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