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TV stardom for the worst singer on campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/tv-stardom-for-the-worst-singer-on-campus
There are many talented singers at the University of Leicester, from LU Voices to the Chamber Choir to the Band and Gig Society – but Mike Simpson isn’t one of them.
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Critical and Creative Geographies
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/critical-creative-geographies
Research in Critical and Creative Geographies at the University of Leicester draws together social science, geohumanities and critical GIS research in Environmental Governance and Social Justice; Planetary Urban and Rural Transformations; and Everyday Geopolitical Lives.
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Feedback from our graduates
https://le.ac.uk/health-sciences/study/postgraduate/feedback
Hear feedback from University of Leicester Health Science graduates about the courses they studied and their experience of their time in Health Sciences.
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Local Freemasons donate 32000 to fund University research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/local-freemasons-donate-ps32-000-to-fund-university-research
The Freemasons’ Grand Charity has donated £32,000 to the University to fund research into visual impairments and the impact these have on different groups and their reading abilities.
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NASAs WISE finds universes most luminous galaxy to date
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/nasas-wise-finds-universes-most-luminous-galaxy-to-date
A remote galaxy shining brightly with infrared light equal to more than 300 trillion suns has been discovered using data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.
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Leicester ranked 4th best city in the UK for starting a business
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/11-business-ranking
St Martin's Square Leicester St Martin's Square Leicester|New research reveals that Leicester is one of the leading UK cities for launching successful start-ups.
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Work begins to transform Freemen’s Common
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/14-work-begins-freemens-common
Freemens A group of people on a construction site posing for a photo|The transformation of the Freemen’s Common area, at the University of Leicester, began today with a ground breaking ceremony.
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Leicester researcher scoops early career award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/dorothy-bishop-prize-researchers-leicester
Research Associate Dr Michael Biddle from the University of Leicester has been awarded an early career award for his work.
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University of Leicester writer, Dr Jonathan Taylor wins Arnold Bennett Book Prize for Scablands and Other Stories
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/jonathan-taylor-scablands-arnold-bennett
A collection of short stories written by the University of Leicester’s Dr Jonathan Taylor has won the Arnold Bennet Book Prize.
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COVID-19 death rates among ethnic minorities
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/covid-ethnic-minorities
Exploring the disproportionate rates of COVID-19 related deaths among people from ethnic minorities.