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Celebrating Leicester’s Citizens of Change on National Graduates Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/national-graduates-day
The University of Leicester is marking National Graduates Day to celebrate the resilience and achievements of graduates from the class of 2020 180 students from the University’s School of Medicine graduated early this year to join the NHS as part of a national effort against...
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Leicester Professor wins Sir Paul Curran Award for public writing on empathy research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/howick-conversation-award-empathy
Professor Jeremy Howick, a researcher at the University of Leicester, has been awarded the prestigious Sir Paul Curran Award by The Conversation
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Women in Economics, Finance and Accounting (WEFA)
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/about/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/edi-networks/women-in-economics-finance-and-accounting
Women in Economics, Finance and Accounting (WEFA) is an outreach initiative aiming to encourage and inspire women to consider a career in Economics, Finance and Accounting (WEFA).
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Finance MSc (with Accredited Prior Learning) by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/finance-msc-dl/2026
This is for you if... you want to learn the mechanics of financial markets, understand the financial decisions of corporations and the nature of financial risk.
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Planetary Materials
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/planetary-science/planetary-materials
We study the evolution of Mars through a combination of mission involvement and analysing martian meteorites. Our research aims include to understand the nature of water-rock reaction in the martian crust and compositional differentiation of the lithosphere.
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Leicester ranked 37th in the world in THE University Impact Rankings 2019
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/03-the-university-impact-rankings-2019
The University of Leicester is delighted to announce that we have been ranked 37th in the inaugural international Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings out of well over 500 institutions from 75 countries worldwide.
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Ian Imlay
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2021/ian-imlay
The University has learned, with regret, of the death of Mr Ian Imlay MBE, who for more than 30 years played the organ at our graduation ceremonies. Mr Imlay was born in 1937, just a few streets away from De Montfort Hall.
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King’s Birthday Honour recognises researcher’s dedication to saving peatlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/kings-birthday-honour-recognises-researchers-dedication-saving-peatlands
A University of Leicester geographer who has dedicated her career to preserving the world’s peatlands has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.
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Royal Society Summer Science festival set to inspire next generation of space scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/exploring-mars
Space experts from the University of Leicester will look to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers with a series of live events exploring Mars as part of The Royal Society’s Summer Science festival.
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The Rachel Abounouar Scholarship
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/courses-for-teachers/eap/the-rachel-abounouar-scholarship
The Rachel Abounouar Scholarship offered by the University of Leicester.