Back Universiteit van Leicester Afrikaans جامعة ليستر Arabic جامعة لستر ARZ Lester Universiteti Azerbaijani لستر بیلیمیوردو AZB Лестэрскі ўніверсітэт Byelorussian Universitat de Leicester Catalan University of Leicester CEB Univerzita v Leicesteru Czech Prifysgol Caerlŷr Welsh
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| Motto | Latin: Ut Vitam Habeant |
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Motto in English | So that they may have life |
| Type | public research university |
| Established |
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| Endowment | £23.6 million (2023)[1] |
| Budget | £368.0 million (2022/23)[1] |
| Chancellor | Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock |
| Vice-Chancellor | Nishan Canagarajah |
| Visitor | The King |
Academic staff | 1,655 (2021/22)[2] |
Administrative staff | 2,060 (2021/22)[2] |
| Students | 16,670 (2021/22)[3] |
| Undergraduates | 11,315 (2021/22)[3] |
| Postgraduates | 5,355 (2021/22)[3] |
| Location | , England, UK 52°37′17″N 1°07′28″W / 52.62139°N 1.12444°W |
| Campus | Urban parkland |
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| Website | le |
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The University of Leicester (/ˈlɛstər/ LEST-ər) is a public research university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park. The university's predecessor, University College, Leicester, gained university status in 1957.
The university had an income of £368 million in 2022/23, of which £70.3 million was from research grants.[1]
The university is known for the invention of genetic fingerprinting, and for partially funding the discovery and the DNA identification of the remains of King Richard III in Leicester.[4]
- ^ a b c "Annual report and accounts 2022-23" (PDF). University of Leicester. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Who's working in HE?". www.hesa.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Where do HE students study? | HESA". www.hesa.ac.uk.
- ^ "Richard III Society pays tribute to exemplary archaeological research". University of Leicester. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
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