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Spaceport voyage inspires University of Leicester’s ‘galactic scholars’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/virgin-galactic-scholarships
University of Leicester physics students travel to Spaceport America, the home of Virgin Galactic in New Mexico supported by a Galactic Unite Scholarship, where they met Virgin Galactic staff and gained insights into the world of commercial spaceflight.
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Leicester experts discuss Brexit in new programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-experts-discuss-brexit-in-new-programme
With less than a month to go until the EU Referendum, European Union experts from across the university have been giving their views on whether Britain would be better in or out.
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Leicester ramps up its wellbeing support for Gen Z students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/leicester-wellbeing-support-gen-z-students
With almost a quarter of those in the Generation Z age group affected by mental health issues, The University of Leicester has ramped up the wellbeing support it offers its students.
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University of Leicester expert joins authors of United Nations climate change report
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/expert-author-united-nations-climate-change-report
Professor Valerio Lucarini from the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences is one of 664 international experts appointed by UN body the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for its Seventh Assessment Report (AR7)
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Report shows rate of stillbirths and neonatal deaths decreased in 2023 but persistent inequalities remain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/perinatal-loss-infancy-death-leicester
The MBRRACE-UK collaboration, jointly led by Oxford Population Health’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit and the University of Leicester’s TIMMS research group, has today published a ‘State of the Nation’ report on perinatal deaths of babies born in the UK in 2023.
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Space Park Leicester to bring space back down to Earth at national conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/space-park-leicester-national-conference
Cutting-edge work of University of Leicester’s science park to be showcased from 16-17 July, including an early prototype of the Double Walled Isolator: a miniature laboratory for returned extraterrestrial samples
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Advanced Mechanical Engineering with Management MSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/advanced-mechanical-engineering-with-management-msc/2026
A mechanical engineering career often takes more than technical expertise. This degree combines advanced-level learning with management theory and practice – everything you need to make a real impact out in the field.
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Advanced Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Management MSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/advanced-electrical-and-electronic-engineering-with-management-msc/2026
To boost your electrical and electronic engineering prospects, it pays to look beyond the basics. This degree combines advanced-level learning with management theory and practice – everything you need to make a real impact out in the field.
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Leicester literature festival returns with star authors and tribute to Agatha Christie
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/literary-leicester-book-festival-agatha-christie-50
Leicester’s flagship literature festival, Literary Leicester, returns in 2026 with an exciting line up of internationally acclaimed authors including Sophie Hannah, Louise Doughty, Jonathan Coe and Dame Jacqueline Wilson.
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Bad gut bacteria could raise risk of premature death for people with heart failure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/heart-gut-bacteria-premature-death
Poor gut health could increase the risk of dying early or being hospitalised by almost ten per cent for people with heart failure, new research at the University of Leicester shows.