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James Webb Space Telescope’s coolest instrument captures first star
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/miri-first-image
The UK’s main contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), has now opened its eye to the sky.
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Surviving results day: Clearing, confidence, and finding the right fit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/surviving-results-day-clearing-confidence-finding-right-fit
As thousands of people around the country await their A-level grades, the University of Leicester’s Head of UK Student Recruitment, Dan Flatt, explains the ins and outs of surviving results day.
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Leicester cited among global elite
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/leicester-cited-among-global-elite
The University of Leicester has been cited among the top global universities in the UK. U.S. News has released the third edition of its annual Best Global Universities rankings today to allow comparisons of universities around the world.
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Attenborough Arts Centre secures diverse leadership funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/attenborough-arts-centre-secures-diverse-leadership-funding
Arts Council England is investing £100,000 to support the Attenborough Arts Centre to host a training placement for artist and producer Gurdeep Sian with a bursary.
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Leicester’s global standing recognised by rise in world university rankings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/the-world-rankings
The University of Leicester has been ranked in the top 200 universities in the world following a rigorous assessment by Times Higher Education.
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Leicester leaps into the Complete University Guide top 30 rankings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/complete-guide
The University of Leicester has climbed 11 places in the Complete University Guide 2023, ranking it in the top 30 Higher Education Institutions in the UK.
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£1.2 million funding to investigate mental health legacy of colonialism in Guyana’s jails
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/15-mental-health-legacy-of-colonialism-in-guyanas-jails
Funding for University of Leicester project announced under the ESRC-AHRC GCRF Mental Health 2017 Call
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Archaeologists discover evidence of Roman and medieval Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/archaeologists-discover-evidence-roman-and-medieval-leicester
Archaeologists from University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) have unearthed new evidence of Roman and medieval Leicester after recently completing the excavation of two areas at the former Southgates Bus Depot, on the corner of Southgates and Peacock Lane in the...
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Voices of mental health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/voices-of-mental-health
Research by Professor Martin Halliwell has broken new ground in deepening our understanding of the history and politics of mental health.
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Research shows higher rates of stillbirth and neonatal death for those living in deprived areas, minority ethnic groups and twin pregnancies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/stillbirth
People living in the UK’s most deprived areas, minority ethnic groups and those with twin pregnancies all continue to experience higher rates of stillbirth and neonatal death according to new research from the MBRRACE-UK team at the University of Leicester.