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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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Leicester MP learns how city university supports communities and shapes national policy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/leicester-mp-shivani-raja-visits-university
The University of Leicester welcomed one of the city’s new MPs to campus to showcase the work it does with local businesses, communities and at national policy level.
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Avoidable Deaths Network to run sessions at UN event for the humanitarian sector
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/avoidable-deaths-network-un-humanitarian-event
A network set up by the University of Leicester to prevent avoidable deaths is hosting five sessions at a United Nations event for the humanitarian sector.
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Leicester experts call for recognition of the Anthropocene epoch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/anthropocene
Geologists from the University of Leicester (UK) have joined forces with more than 50 peers to call for an official recognition of a proposed geological epoch.
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Open access deal with Springer Nature
https://le.ac.uk/library/news/open-access-deal-with-springer-nature
Announcement of the University of Leicester's new Open Access deal with Springer Nature
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Measuring GEM outcomes
https://le.ac.uk/gem/resources/outcomes
This project aims to understand what matters to older people with frailty receiving acute care, and to develop methods for measuring these outcome goals.
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Zhao Junwei
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/zhao-junwei
The University has learned with sadness of the death of one of our postgraduate students, Zhao Junwei.
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How you can help
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/environmental-futures/areas/join-the-fight/how-you-can-help
Help protect lives from deadly snakebites. Your donation can ensure that people at risk live long, happy, and injury-free lives.
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Renowned street artist creates ghostimage of famous playwright Joe Orton in library
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/renowned-street-artist-creates-ghost-image-of-famous-playwright-joe-orton-in-library
A renowned street artist has spray-painted a ‘ghost image’ of playwright Joe Orton in our Library – which he hopes will encourage people to reflect on the legacy of the writer.
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Epic effort to publish complete works of Brideshead Revisited author launching soon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/epic-effort-to-publish-complete-works-of-brideshead-revisited-author-launching-soon
An epic effort to bring together for the first time The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh is being spearheaded by the author’s grandson in collaboration with our University.