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Armed Forces Champion discusses workforce barriers for veterans

The University of Leicester’s Armed Forces Champion has spoken out about the challenges military veterans face entering the workforce after...

Dickens codebreakers recognised at Higher Education ‘Oscars’

The Dickens Code project, led by the University of Leicester in collaboration with the University of Foggia, takes home a Times Higher Education...

University of Leicester celebrates School of Education’s 75th anniversary

University of Leicester’s School of Education has hit a landmark anniversary, celebrating its 75th year.

Increasing diversity among patients provides opportunity for empathy muscle workout

New paper by University of Leicester researcher encourages health professionals to see diversity as an opportunity as a facilitator of empathy.

University of Leicester astronomers help James Webb Space Telescope glean new insights from distant world

• A NASA-coordinated study has today revealed the early origins of a planet 700 light years away • Astronomers from the University of...

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