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Major grant and awards recognition for electronic waste recycling solution
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/ewaste-award
An electronic waste-recycling process that’s kinder to the planet – and uses pioneering technology developed at the University of Leicester – has attracted a £1.2m grant and national awards recognition.
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Pilot programme for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease will be expanded following its success
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/lucid
A pilot programme for people living with Chronic Kidney Disease in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) is helping to revolutionise patient care and could be rolled out elsewhere
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Leicester is named Daily Mail University of the Year 2025
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/daily-mail-award
The University of Leicester has been crowned the Daily Mail University of the Year 2025.
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Final poppy wreaths to be laid as University of Leicester honours region’s wartime sacrifices
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/poppy-pilgrimage-2022
18 poppy wreaths will be laid by University of Leicester at war memorials across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Perpetual Atomics and QSA Global achieve breakthrough in americium ceramic fuel pelleting for space power systems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/perpetual-atomics-qsa-global-americium-ceramic-fuel-pelleting
University spin-out works with QSA Global to develop a ceramic americium pellet via an industrially scalable method that can be directly integrated into sealed power-systems
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Student Awards 2018
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/student-awards-2018-1
Last night, students and staff gathered at Stamford Court for our annual Student Awards- where the individuals, groups and societies who have made exceptional contributions to the University and the wider community over the past year are celebrated.
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Master of Laws (LLM)
https://le.ac.uk/courses/law-llm/2026
This is for you if... you want to enhance your legal skills and knowledge and create your own programme from a wide range of topics to suit your specialisms and interests.
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New network launched to advance research into Huntington’s disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/huntingtons
A new network has been launched by the University of Leicester to drive forward research, interventions and engagement for those living with Huntington’s disease
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University of Leicester wins Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/30-the-award
THE Award THE award win Professor Lisa Smith receives her THE Award for Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|University receives Times Higher Education Award for a pioneering kit that enables victims of sexual violence to capture DNA evidence.
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Grey Friars in old maps and plans
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/grey-friars-in-old-maps
Historic maps of Leicester were an invaluable source of information for pinpointing the potential location of the Grey Friars, charting how that area of the town has changed over the last 400 years.