The University of Leicester is a leading UK University with a proud past and an exciting future. We deliver high quality undergraduate, postgraduate and professional education and create research that has impact internationally. We have been named University of the Year 2008-09 by the Times Higher Education.

Over 19,000 students from 150 countries study with us. We are one of the UK's largest providers of distance learning education.

The University has the joint highest scores for overall student satisfaction in England amongst mainstream universities (National Student Survey 2007). Leicester's student completion rate is amongst the very highest.

Our graduates are prized by employers and progress into careers as varied as medicine, engineering, financial services, law, computing, sales and marketing, scientific research, public service and teaching.

The University welcomes disabled staff, students and visitors. We are committed to continually improving access to education, employment, and facilities across the University.