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Coronavirus advice for students and staff
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/21-coronavirus
The University of Leicester is continuing to monitor coronavirus, or COVID-19, which is not known to have affected our staff or students.
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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2020
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/06-iwd
In the run-up to International Women’s Day (IWD) the University of Leicester has been celebrating with a range of events across campus, join us...
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New approach to coronavirus testing could curb spread of virus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/28-coronavirus-masks
A new approach to testing for coronavirus (COVID19) is to be trialled by researchers here at the University of Leicester, which could determine...
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We are Citizens of Change
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/24-we-are-citizens-of-change
Today sees the launch of our new identity – Citizens of Change.
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Heather Couper (1949-2020)
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/20-heather-couper
The University has learned with sadness of the death of Leicester alumna Dr Heather Couper CBE who did so much to popularise astronomy through her...
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Nationwide strikes start across UK universities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/20-strike-info
National strike action across higher education institutions starts again today, after members of the University and College Union (UCU) voted in...
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Pioneering new research revolutionises early detection of TB
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/19-tb-masks
Researchers at the University of Leicester and the University of Pretoria are revolutionising the way tuberculosis (TB) is diagnosed through the...
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Celebrating diversity during LGBT+ month
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/12-lgbt-history-month
As part of a month long celebration of diversity, we are hosting a series of events to mark LGBT+ History Month, which runs from Monday 3...
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Crocus Sundays at the Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/11-crocus-sundays
On 23 February and 1 March the public are invited to visit our Botanic Garden in Oadby for the annual ‘Crocus Sundays’ display of spring flowers.
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Change makers of the future launch Go Green Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/10-go-green-week
From 10–14 February 2020, the University of Leicester will be hosting Go Green Week, an annual campaign to raise awareness of the importance of...