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Gold Award

We have been awarded gold in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)

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Top 30 in the UK

We are in the top 30 in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), according to analysis by Time Higher Education

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Colourful plastics may lead to more microplastics: new study

Study led by University of Leicester concludes that colourants in plastic can affect the rate at which it breaks down and can lead to more harmful...

University of Leicester film wins prestigious Learning On Screen Award

University of Leicester’s Centre for Hate Studies has won a Learning On Screen Award 2024 for its short film, Revisiting the Harms of Hate.

New digital tool aims to reduce diagnosis delays in those with chronic breathlessness

University of Leicester experts are helping to create a quicker pathway to diagnosis (cause) for adults living with chronic breathlessness

Open-air Shakespeare and more planned for summer events at Oadby oasis

The University of Leicester has revealed the annual summer events programme at the Botanic Garden, in Oadby.

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