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• Glynis Wright MBE

  https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/council/membership/glynis-wright

  Dr Glynis Wright is an alumna of the University of Leicester acquiring a BA (Hons) in English and Philosophy in 1984. She decided to remain in Leicester after graduating and commenced a career in local government most latterly within the field of economic development.

• Dr Sylvia Pinches

  https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/people/sylvia-pinches

  Dr Sylvia Pinches received her doctorate in 2001, and has since held a number of posts, including as a researcher for the Compton Verney House Trust and as a curator at 78 Derngate, Northampton.

• Investors and Investees Behaviours

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/finance-governance-and-enterprise/investors-and-investees-behaviours

  Financial innovation has opened financial markets to unprecedented numbers of retail investors with no or limited knowledge and experience of actively participating in financial markets.

• Vacation placements

  https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/careers/vacation-placements

  A number of our students have been fortunate enough to gain from vacation placements while at Leicester.

• Leicester students to receive accommodation rebate

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/accommodation-rebates

  Students living in University of Leicester-provided halls of residence will receive a rebate on their accommodation, due to the impact of national lockdown measures.

• Leicester ranked among top universities for Clinical Medicine

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/shanghai-ranking

  The University of Leicester has been ranked in the top 5 UK universities for Clinical Medicine by the prestigious Shanghai World Rankings.

• New robot to detect Parkinson’s disease could be used on humans in the next 5 years

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/parkinsons-robot

  Parkinson’s disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra. As a result, dopamine – a chemical that helps to regulate movement of the body – drops.

• Geography Society

  https://le.ac.uk/geography/study/undergraduate/geography-society

  The Geography Society at the University of Leicester is an entirely student-led organisation. It plays a key role in creating a friendly and social atmosphere, bringing together staff and students from all year groups and degree programmes.

• Suggested reading

  https://le.ac.uk/geography/study/undergraduate/suggested-reading

  If you’d like to expand your awareness of Geography, take a look at our reading suggestions. (Don’t worry, it’s not compulsory!) BSc Geography Bullard: Dumping in Dixie.

• Over 16000 raised for charities through RAG

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/over-ps16-000-raised-for-charities-through-rag

  RAG (Raising and Giving) and Wellbeing Week returned with a bang last week. The campus ran, jumped, laughed and sang from 26 February to 2 March, all in aid of raising money for good causes. RAG this academic year so far has seen an astonishing £13,096.