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New study pinpoints arts humanities and social science graduates skills
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/new-study-pinpoints-arts-humanities-and-social-science-graduates2019-skills
A new study has defined for the first time the skills that graduates of our University develop by studying arts, humanities and social science (AHSS) degrees.
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Leicester alumnus Andy Byford set to save New Yorks neglected subways
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/leicester-alumnus-andy-byford-set-to-save-new-yorks-neglected-subways
Leicester alumnus Andy Byford, who studied German and French at Leicester, has recently taken up the monumental task of turning around New York's ageing, failing subway system.
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Leicester and Nottingham scientists discover new gene associated with debilitating lung disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-and-nottingham-scientists-discover-new-gene-associated-with-debilitating-lung-disease
Health scientists at the University of Leicester and University of Nottingham have heralded the discovery of a gene associated with lung fibrosis as ‘a potential new avenue of treatment for further research into this terrible disease.
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New exercise programme to reduce heart disease risk in kidney transplant patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/new-exercise-programme-to-reduce-heart-disease-risk-in-kidney-transplant-patients
A new exercise programme is being developed by researchers at our University, working with Loughborough University and Leicester’s Hospitals, to reduce the risk of heart disease in people who have had a kidney transplant.
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How medieval people named their animals is explored in new book
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/medieval-animal-names-books
The relationship between medieval people and their pets is the topic of the latest book by the University of Leicester’s Dr Ben Parsons. Introducing Medieval Animal Names explores what names medieval people gave to the animals with which they lived and worked.
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Major funding for Leicester will help find new cancer treatments
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/cancer-research-funding
The search for new cancer treatments in Leicester is to receive a major funding investment of up to £2 million, providing future hope for people diagnosed with the disease.
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Leicester announces four new research institutes to drive global research excellence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-announces-four-new-research-institutes
Our University has announced it is establishing four new research institutes.
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The Centre for Regional and Local History’s New Library Spaces
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/research/blog/new-library-spaces
Back in 2021 the Centre for English Local History moved out of Marc Fitch House at 3-5 Salisbury Road, where it had resided since 1988, to a new space on the University’s main campus.
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Things you probably don’t know about the US Civil Rights Movement
https://le.ac.uk/hypir/subject-tasters/us-civil-rights
Professor George Lewis tells us things you probably don’t know about Martin Luther King Jr and the US Civil Rights Movement.
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New educational video series on Icelandic eruptions recognised in three of the UK’s most prestigious Geography educational awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/video-icelandic-eruptions-geography-educational-awards
University Leicester contributes to video series through the involvement of Dr Marc Reichow from the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment