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Free event aims to help educators support prematurely born children in their settings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/webinar-premature-babies-university
Early years staff and educators are being invited to join a free event hosted by the University of Leicester to help them better understand a premature child’s potential learning needs.
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College House
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/college-house
College House was built in 1872, and is perhaps most famous for being the childhood home of Sir David and Richard Attenborough. Find out more about its history.
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New partnership is exciting step forward for NHS trusts and University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/nhs-partnership
Read more about University of Leicester's new partnership with Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Leicestershire Partnership NHS
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Trainee medics take first aid skills to the streets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/trainee-medics-take-first-aid-skills-to-the-streets
A group of 15 medical students from our University working as the Leicester branch of national charity StreetDoctors is set to expand its already successful first aid training and education initiatives over the coming months.
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National acclaim for Leicester undergrads
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/national-acclaim-for-leicester-undergrads
Two of our students students now hold the title ‘Undergraduate of the Year’ for their stand-out contributions to Computer Science and Social Action respectively.
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MRI research that gets to the heart of the matter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/26-mri-research-that-gets-to-the-heart-of-the-matter
Insight into heart disease to be presented at University of Leicester’s Frank May Prize Lecture 2018 on 29 October
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MIRI on the right tracks at NASA Johnson
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/miri-on-the-right-tracks-at-nasa-johnson
UK scientists and engineers – including colleagues from our University - are celebrating following the confirmation that their instrument has performed very well during the cryogenic testing for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at NASA Johnson Space Flight Center in...
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Leicester expert provides research to House of Commons on homophobia in sport
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-expert-provides-research-to-house-of-commons-on-homophobia-in-sport
A University expert from the Department of Media, Communications and Sociology has given evidence to a House of Commons Select Committee as part of efforts to address homophobia in sport.
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Once in a lifetime project to preserve iconic Stirling and Gowan Engineering Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/once-in-a-lifetime2019-project-to-preserve-iconic-stirling-and-gowan-engineering-building
The University has launched a new £19.5million project, and a fundraising appeal, to replace the roof and glazed facades of its world-famous Engineering Building to secure its use well into the 21st century.
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Salt mine in Yorkshire could help to shed light on Martian life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/salt-mine-in-yorkshire-could-help-to-shed-light-on-martian-life
A PhD student is helping to shed light on life on Mars by exploring similar environments on Earth - including an underground salt mine in North Yorkshire.