The City of Leicester is a vibrant, exciting and diverse place to be a student. 300,000 people live in Leicester, making it one of the UK's larger cities.
Leicester's new 60million cultural quarter due to open in 2008 - will help to cement Leicester's reputation for culture. Alongside a 31million performing arts centre, the cultural quarter will include galleries, restaurants, bars and city living apartments. This cultural development will complement Leicester's wealth of museums and galleries.
The vibrant city centre offers a huge range of independent and mainstream shops.