The University of Leicester is a leading UK university committed to international excellence through the creation of world changing research and high quality, inspirational teaching.

Beliefs and Values

• We are passionate about our work, our teaching and our research.
• We believe that higher education is a power for good and makes a significant economic, intellectual and cultural contribution to the world.
• We believe in the synergy between teaching and research. We are committed to producing high quality, significant research. This informs our teaching.
• We believe that academic potential is the only legitimate means of differentiating between candidates when offering places.
• We believe that a diverse student and staff body makes the University stronger.
• We believe that choosing to study a higher education course requires courage, commitment and effort.
• We undertake to provide first rate teaching and learning support to release potential in all our students.
• We are an international university which is committed to the region. We believe we best serve our region by sharing with it the benefits of our internationally-significant work.
• We believe that we improve and grow stronger by listening and learning from others.