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Red squirrel and human leprosy link found at English medieval archaeological site
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/squirrel
New evidence from medieval archaeological sites shows that English red squirrels once served as an important host for Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) strains also responsible for leprosy in humans.
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Scientists to share science behind James Webb Space Telescope this half term
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/galaxies-assemble
Space scientists from the University of Leicester will demonstrate the cutting-edge science behind the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at the National Space Centre this October half term.
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University of Leicester cements support of Ukraine through twinning agreement
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/university-twin-ukraine
The University of Leicester has signed a Memorandum of Understanding twinning it with Kremenchuk Mykhailo Otrohradskyi National University in Ukraine, in a demonstration of solidarity with institutions affected by conflict in the country.
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Leicester Professor honoured with global award for life-saving disaster risk work
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/nibedita-ray-bennett-disaster-deaths-award
The University of Leicester's Professor Nibedita Ray-Bennett has been awarded a prestigious Norio Okada Implementation Science Award for her work on disaster risk management alongside her long-time collaborator, Dr Hideyuki Shiroshita (Kansai University).
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Research aims to improve reading for older people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/3-university-of-leicester-research-aims-to-improve-reading-for-older-people
A University of Leicester project examining how the effects of ageing impact on our ability to read has received £200K funding
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Everyday Geopolitical Lives
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/critical-creative-geographies/everyday-geopolitical-lives
Find out more about Everyday Geopolitical Lives at the University of Leicester.
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Santander scholar on path to career in STEM
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/stemships
An engineer at the University of Leicester has become one of the first beneficiaries of a scheme designed to enhance opportunities for women in STEM.
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Alumni to walk 100 miles for ex-SU officer with MS
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/joe-charity-walk
A group of former University of Leicester students will walk more than 100 miles to raise money for their friend with multiple sclerosis. Joe Martin was a sabbatical officer at the University’s Students’ Union between 2005 and 2006 and was diagnosed with MS in 2013.
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Leicester University Community First Responders
https://le.ac.uk/engagement/case-studies/csr/first-responders
Leicester University Community First Responders (LUCFR) are trained student volunteers who travel around the city – in partnership with the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) – to provide potentially life-saving medical treatment to 999 emergency patients.
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Cancer expert receives £100,000 donation towards his vital work
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/mick-may-mesothelioma-fennell
A cancer expert who prolonged the life of the inspirational author and charity founder, Mick May, has received a £100,000 donation to help continue his ground breaking work at the university of Leicester.