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                    I will always have a place in my heart for Leicester its academic influence and personal impact on how much I now believe in myselfhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/201ci-will-always-have-a-place-in-my-heart-for-leicester-its-academic-influence-and-personal-impact-on-how-much-i-now-believe-in-myself201d When it comes to making the most of your opportunities as a student, Eleanor Ferguson has done just that. This week, Eleanor will be graduating with a BA in History, but a degree isn’t the only thing that she will be taking away from her time at Leicester. 
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                    Leicester experts discuss Brexit in new programmehttps://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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                    Planning permission granted for Phase 1 of Space Park Leicesterhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/31-space-park-planning-permission AFbzZpN40rQ|A new purpose built Space Park in Leicester has just received planning permission approval for the first phase of construction. The £100 million Park will create a world leading hub for space and space-enabled industries to flourish. 
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                    Huntington’s Disease Network going from strength to strengthhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/huntingtons-network-leicester-disease A Leicester-based network set up to drive forward community support, interventions and engagement for those living with Huntington’s disease will celebrate its one-year anniversary next month. 
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                    Report shows rate of stillbirths and neonatal deaths decreased in 2023 but persistent inequalities remainhttps://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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                    Pterosaurs needed feet on the ground to become giantshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/pterosaur University of Leicester study determines when and how pterosaurs went from tiny tree-climbers to towering terrestrial titans 
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                    Student profile: Tiahttps://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/student-profiles/tia-esrc-midlands-grad Tia is studying on the Human Geography Pathway with the ESRC Midlands Graduate School. Read more about her experiences of studying a PhD at Leicester. 
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                    Education Committeehttps://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/committees/senate/academic See the Academic Policy Committee's terms of reference and membership, including details of their role, responsibilities, reporting hierarchy and meetings. 
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                    Professor George Fraserhttps://le.ac.uk/bepicolombo/meet-the-team/professor-george-fraser George Fraser was born 22 July 1955 near Inverness and was a proud Highlander. 
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                    Major donation to enhance life-changing kidney research at Leicesterhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/mayer-igan Pioneering research by the University of Leicester into chronic kidney disease has received a major boost on World Kidney Day following a generous £1million donation from long-term supporter and kidney health advocate Jimmy Mayer.