Why I love being a student in Leicester

Having grown up in the rural county of Derbyshire, I knew that when it came to applications for university, I wanted a taste of life in a city.

Out of all the campuses I visited, from culture-rich York to busy Portsmouth, it was the city of Leicester and De Montfort University that won me over. And while there are too many great qualities about the city to list here, I want to give you my top three reasons why I love being a student in Leicester.