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Registering with the University
https://le.ac.uk/study/welcome/your-next-steps/register
To officially become a University of Leicester student, you first need to complete your registration.
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Spanish
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages/spanish
Study Spanish courses for all levels at The University of Leicester.
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Cartooning in South Africa: Jonathan Zapiro on the Post-Apartheid ‘Rainbow Nation’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/covid-in-cartoons/2022/01/11/cartooning-south-africa-jonathan-zapiro-post-apartheid-rainbow-nation/
Political cartoonist Jonathan Zapiro (South Africa) is interviewed by Shout Out UK Young Writer Laura Brick.
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New report demonstrates impact of programme preparing refugees for academic life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/report-impact-programme-preparing-refugees-academic-life
The RefugEAP Programme supports refugee-background students aspiring to university in developing their English for academic settings using a trauma-informed approach, run as a unique joint collaboration between the University of Leicester and the University of Leeds
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2021 news
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/news/2021
26 October 2021 Host Stress Signals Stimulate Pneumococcal Transition from Colonization to Dissemination into the Lungs Fayez Alghofaili, Hastyar Najmuldeen, Banaz O. Kareem, Bushra Shlla, Vitor E. Fernandes, Morten Danielsen, Julian M.
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Surnames and the Y chromosome
https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/projects/surnames-and-the-y-chromosome
Research Fellow: Dr Turi King - Project Manager of the Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain and lead researcher on the Genetic Legacy of the Vikings in the North of England project In Britain, we have heritable surnames.
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University of Leicester researcher joins global push to prevent type 1 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/diabetes-funding
Professor Claire Meek at the University of Leicester is leading a project that's receiving part of £1.5 million to help prevent type 1 diabetes.
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Grants
https://le.ac.uk/gem/research/grants
Browse the research grants awarded to support our research in Geriatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Leicester.
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Space Worms! UK scientists launch microscopic crew into orbit to support future Moon missions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/space-worms-launch-microscopic-moon-missions
A ‘Petri Pod’ designed and built at Space Park Leicester and launched last weekend will allow scientists on Earth led from the University of Exeter to study worms in space
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Surnames and the Y chromosome
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-impact-of-diasporas-on-the-making-of-britain/the-diasporas-projects/surnames-and-the-y-chromosome
Dr Turi E King, Research Fellow and Project Manager of the Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain. Lead researcher on 'The Genetic Legacy of the Vikings in the North of England' project. Research Fellow: Dr Turi King In Britain, we have heritable surnames.