Casita offers 34 University of Leicester student accommodation options and Leicester student halls. To fulfill your needs, we provide a selection of room types as well as a variety of facilities and services. Among the various types of accommodations provided are studios, ensuites, and apartments. Among the amenities and services are Wi-Fi, all-inclusive bills, on-site laundry, common spaces, bike storage, and 24-hour security and CCTV.
Why Study at the University of Leicester
The University of Leicester is a public research institution located in Leicester, England. The main campus is located south of the city centre, near Victoria Park. It offers over 150 various degrees with the possibility of getting an optional year abroad in one of 27 other countries. The university traces its roots back to 1900 after the establishment of Birmingham University and Nottingham University College, and the success of Owen's College in Manchester. It was thought that Leicester had to have a university college as well which is when the serious suggestions for the formation of the university in Leicester came about.
At that time, all the university colleges weren’t fully independent to award degrees, yet they were associated with other universities. Mostly, all students had their exam at the University of London. And in 1957, the University College was granted its Royal Charter as a university. Accordingly, it could award its degrees for admitted students. In 1994, the University of Leicester won the Queen's Anniversary Prize for its professional work in Physics & Astronomy with the citation: "World-class teaching, research, and consultancy programme in astronomy and space and planetary science fields. Practical results from advanced thinking".
In 2011, the university was chosen as one of four sites for theoretical astrophysics and particle physics for national high-performance computing (HPC) facilities. Moreover, in September 2012, a ULAS team excavated the body of King Richard III, discovering it in the former Greyfriars Friary Church in the city of Leicester. They also discovered genetic fingerprinting and contributed to the identification and discovery of the remains of King Richard III. In January 2017, the University of Leicester Physics students revealed in the national news that in only 100 days, a zombie apocalypse would be able to completely take over the earth.
The first major building was the university’s Engineering building which is very notable for its internal functions in its external form. It includes laboratories, workshops, and a tower containing offices and lecture theatres. The University of Leicester’s buildings were used as a military hospital during WWI, while The Adrian Building was where genetic fingerprinting was discovered in 1984 by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys.
Departments and Divisions
The university consists of three main colleges and each one has a number of academic schools. The three colleges are the College of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities, the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, and the College of Science and Engineering.
The College of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities includes School of Archaeology and Ancient History, School of English, School of History, Department of History of Art and Film, School of Law, School of Modern Languages, School of Museum Studies, Department of Criminology, Department of Economics, School of Education, Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning, School of Management, Department of Media and Communication, and the Department of Politics and International Relations, Department of Sociology.
The College of Medicine, Biological Sciences, and Psychology include Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Department of Genetics, Department of Health Sciences, Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, School of Psychology. As for the College of Science and Engineering of Chemistry, it includes the Department of Computer Science, Department of Engineering, Department of Geography, Department of Geology, Department of Mathematics, Department of Physics and Astronomy.
Facilities and Resources
The University of Leicester has dedicated facilities and teams for the advantage of its students and researchers. The study skills support service helps students with dyslexia or other specific learning difficulties in addition to supporting any students with disabilities, mobility difficulties, mental health conditions and autism, and coordinating alternative exam arrangements. The university supports them by offering them a quiet environment specifically for them in order to study, use computers, printers, and scanners as well as offering special workspaces for them.
Additionally, the university has libraries and information services that include millions of printed books and digitized books, journals, and volumes that are available 24/7 throughout the semester with assistance from the library team. The University of Leicester also provides a digital reading room that is considered a great social learning space. Furthermore, the university’s Student Support Services offer guidance on childcare, finance, the study relates inquiries, and benefits and personal issues as well as services and resources to enable positive student wellbeing.
The university has other services as well including sports and exercises opportunities, the Academic Skills Centre, Maths Help Centre, the Healthy Living Service, and organized events all year round.
University of Leicester Student Accommodation
The University of Leicester student accommodation is offered in many room types along with facilities, all of which are available for a range of prices that are budget-friendly. The university-managed accommodation offers all all-inclusive rent, high-speed Wi-Fi in all rooms and communal areas, basic room contents insurance (in most properties), with the option to pay for additional cover to suit your need, lots of organized events and activities, access to 24-hour support services, and early rent payment in addition to paying in installments.
Nearby Universities
Some of the universities that are located nearby the University of Leicester include
De Montfort University,
Loughborough University, the
University of Nottingham is also close by as well as the
University of Warwick.
