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• End-of-term student COVID testing starts

  Date: 03/12/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/covid-testing

  The first students have taken part in an end-of-term COVID-19 testing programme launched as part of a drive to ensure they can return home safely...

• Sending Christmas cards won't lead to COVID spread, says Leicester academic

  Date: 25/11/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/xmas-cards

  A Leicester academic has advised it is safe to send Christmas cards this year to friends and loved ones, as the risk of COVID-19 infection is “low”.

• Leicester experts help local businesses face COVID-19

  Date: 20/11/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/small-business-leadership-programme

  Business experts at the University of Leicester have this week launched a fully-funded leadership course for small-to medium-sized enterprises...

• COVID-19 up to twice as likely to infect people of Black and Asian ethnicity

  Date: 12/11/2020 10:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/covid19-ethnicity

  According to researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham, COVID-19 up to twice as likely to infect people of Black and Asian ethnicity

• Statement from our President and Vice-Chancellor

  Date: 05/11/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/statement-from-vice-chancellor

  A statement from President and Vice Chancellor, Nishan Canagarajah, outlining support for students and staff as we prepare to enter our second...

• Supporting student wellbeing at the University of Leicester

  Date: 19/10/2020 09:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/supporting-student-wellbeing

  Plans to support students’ mental health and wellbeing, ensuring that all students, whether they are self-isolating or not, have the support they...

• Open letter from our President and Vice-Chancellor

  Date: 02/10/2020 08:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/open-letter-from-vice-chancellor

  An open letter concerning COVID-19 to parents, carers and friends from President and Vice-Chancellor, Nishan Canagarajah.

• Keeping our community safe

  Date: 30/09/2020 08:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/keeping-our-community-safe

  University of Leicester has set out the plans it has put in place to protect students, staff and the community against the risks of COVID-19...

• Safe Citizen Promise

  Date: 25/09/2020 09:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/safe-citizen-promise

  Comprised of six guiding principles which staff and students pledge to uphold and follow, the Safe Citizen Promise seeks to minimise the impact of...

• Lessons learned from Leicester's lockdown

  Date: 02/09/2020 23:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/leicester-lockdown-lessons-learned

  On 29 June 2020, Leicester became the first city in the UK to face a local lockdown.