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Chemistry@Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/about/science-kitchen/chemistry-at-leicester
Here we describe how simple demonstrations can be used to explain how the cutting-edge facilities and scientific instruments available within Leicester's School of Chemistry contribute to our world-leading research.
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University of Leicester alumnus breaks into European opera circuit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/liam-james-karai
Dr Jenkins recently made the trip to Germany to watch Liam perform as lead baritone, Escamillo in Carmen at Mainz Opera House. Dr Jenkins said: “Music at the University of Leicester is a student-led recreational activity.
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Scientist and innovator is Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/scientist-and-innovator-is-royal-society-entrepreneur-in-residence
The Department of Genetics & Genome Biology is delighted to host Dr Chris Finnis who has been awarded a Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) Fellowship in the first year of this prestigious scheme.
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Leicester Professor goes platinum for clinical research excellence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-professor-goes-platinum-for-clinical-research-excellence
A Leicester Professor has been recognised with a Platinum Clinical Excellence Award by the Department of Health and Social Care.
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Hockey star to compete at international level
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/hockey-star-to-compete-at-international-level
A student is seeing out her final year at Leicester representing university sporting excellence as part of the 20-strong England Universities women’s hockey team.
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New theory claims pterodactyls did not have feathers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/pterosaurs
The debate about when dinosaurs developed feathers has taken a new turn with a paper from the University of Leicester refuting claims that feathers were found on dinosaurs’ close relative, the flying reptiles called pterosaurs.
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Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/court/chancellor
Award-winning space scientist, broadcaster and author, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE, joined the University of Leicester as Chancellor on 1 March 2023.
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Athena SWAN
https://le.ac.uk/health-sciences/about/athena-swan
We are committed to providing an excellent working environment for its staff, and in November 2016 we were successful in achieving our second silver Athena SWAN award - acknowledging our commitment to promoting gender equality in the Department of Health Sciences at Leicester.
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Studying as a mature student: David's story
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/undergraduate/mature-student-stories
"I can still remember filling in my personal statement and pausing only briefly to reflect on why I wanted to read archaeology at Leicester. "It was a long-standing itch that needed scratching" was how I answered that one.
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Divestment
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/climate-change/divestment
The University of Leicester are pleased to state that, as part of our Climate Strategy, have directly divested from fossil fuels in the management of our endowed funds. Our endowment strategy, managed by Goldman Sachs, is as follows