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Arts Council England renews support for Leicester’s Attenborough Arts Centre with £210,800 annual funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/ace-funding-attenborough-arts
Attenborough Arts Centre has its status as National Portfolio Organisation renewed by Arts Council England.
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Universities and colleges join forces to help Leicestershire’s young people decide their futures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/pathways-universities-join-forces
A partnership of universities and colleges working to raise aspirations in the region’s young people has engaged over 4800 from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Changing the face of British sport governance
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/12-sporting-equals
Sporting Equals and the University of Leicester are partners in a New LeaderBoard Academy in Sports Governance
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Engineer creates open-source ventilator for COVID-19 patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/ventilator
A University of Leicester-based engineer has created an innovative new ventilator designed to help COVID-19 patients.
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University of Leicester archaeologists explore city’s Roman past
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/university-leicester-archaeologists-explore-city-roman-past
The stories behind Leicester’s rich Roman heritage have been compiled into a book by University of Leicester archaeologists to mark the reopening of the city’s Jewry Wall Museum.
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Leicester scientists aim to inspire the next generation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/cube-stem-leicester-scientists-schools
Artificial intelligence is the focus of a three-day event for Leicestershire youngsters aimed at engaging them in STEM subjects
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Social media, smartphone and internet usage
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/07/03/social-media-smartphone-and-internet-usage/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 3, 2018 Social media, smartphone and Internet usage is rising in ‘developing countries’ while developed countries’ usage plateaus a ccording to the latest report from the P ew research group.
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Supporting student transition: mid-term personal tutor meeting
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2019/09/18/supporting-student-transition-mid-term-personal-tutor-meeting/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on September 18, 2019 This is a draft preview version of a resource currently in production.
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Oration by University of Leicester Orator Professor Stewart Petersen
https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/honorary-degree-oration
Sir Jeffreys, one of the most distinguished Geneticists of this age was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science at the University of Leicester.
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University of Leicester establishes new independent investment company
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/midlands-mindforge-investment
Midlands Mindforge Limited has been co-founded by University of Leicester and seven other research intensive universities in the Midlands, collectively Midlands Innovation.