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  • Over £20 million government award marks Midlands’ bio-economy strengths

    Date: 23/10/2019 23:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/24-bbsrc-dtps

    A consortium of Midlands research-active universities, including the University of Leicester, has just been awarded research studentships worth...

  • £5 million grant for health science PhD students

    Date: 15/09/2019 23:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/16-wellcome-grant

    The University of Leicester has been awarded a Wellcome Trust grant of over £5 million.

  • Refugee Week: University of Leicester announces Sanctuary Scholarships

    Date: 19/06/2019 23:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/20-refugee-week-sanctuary-scholarships

    Support for refugees and asylum seekers to access higher education is being extended by the University of Leicester.

  • University celebrates research with Doctoral College Week

    Date: 27/03/2019 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/27-doctoral-college-week

    The University of Leicester’s postgraduate research students, early career researchers and research staff were celebrated in a range of events for...

  • Nick Cummins achieves double sporting success

    Date: 22/02/2019 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-nick-cummins-leicester-tigers-wheelchair-rugby-quad-nations

    Sports scholar Nick Cummins wins league with Leicester Tigers Wheelchair Rugby Team and gets selected for Great Britain.

  • PhD student wins prestigious photography competition

    Date: 22/02/2019 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-louise-corscadden-infectious-diseases-hub

    University of Leicester student Louise Corscadden wins prestigious photography prize.

  • Newborns, migrants and the idea of home explored at University of Leicester lectures

    Date: 25/09/2018 23:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/26-doctoral-inaugural-lectures

    Doctoral Inaugural Lectures on 3 October discuss length of stay in neonatal care and home-making practices of migrants

  • Leicester scientist receives prestigious award for forest biomass research using space satellites

    Date: 06/09/2018 23:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/leicester-scientist-receives-prestigious-award-for-forest-biomass-research-using-space-satellites

    Dr Pedro Rodriguez-Veiga has received the Student Award (PhD) from the Council of The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Dr Pedro...

  • How air pollution affects our respiratory system and Quality Improvement reporting in health care services could be improved

    Date: 12/06/2018 11:25:44

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/how-air-pollution-affects-our-respiratory-system-and-quality-improvement-reporting-in-health-care-services-could-be-improved

    At the University's final Doctoral Inaugural lectures for this academic year, two research graduates from the College of Life Sciences will be...

  • Challenges faced by aspiring female headteachers

    Date: 16/05/2018 10:24:08

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/challenges-faced-by-aspiring-female-headteachers

    The University of Leicester’s Doctoral Inaugural lectures series continues on Wednesday 23 May, when two new speakers from the College of Social...

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