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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.

• From the subatomic to the intergalactic: scientists gather in Leicester to share supercomputer results

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/10-dirac-day

  Experts in astrophysics, particle physics, nuclear physics and cosmology will assemble at the University of Leicester this week to share the latest scientific advances which have been made possible by DiRAC, a multi-site supercomputing facility.

• Room types

  https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/accommodation/room-types

  Find out about the different room types in our halls, from twin bedrooms to one-bedroom flats, including information on adapted rooms for disabled students.

• How you can help

  https://le.ac.uk/study/accommodation/information-for-parents-and-supporters/how-you-can-help

  Find out how parents and supporters can help students feel comfortable and supported when moving to university.

• PhD researchers rise to Three Minute Thesis challenge

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/three-minute-thesis-seaweed

  More than 100,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold in the UK in 2020, with further demand for battery technology in hybrid vehicles.

• University research plays ‘vital role’ in fighting climate change

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/climate-exp0

  Professor Susan Page, from the University of Leicester’s School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, shared leading research into using peatland environments to capture carbon as one form of nature-based solution.

• University to mark founding legacy as living memorial

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/living-memorial

  A major figure in the foundation of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland University College – which would later go on to become the University of Leicester – was local man Dr Astley Clarke. During the war, Astley was an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps.

• The banknote: a symbol of trust?

  https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/banknote

  Read the article The banknote: a symbol of trust? This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.

• Previous executive education programmes

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/working-with-business/executive-education-programmes/previous-executive-education-programmes

  Small Business Leadership Programme The Small Business Leadership Programme was delivered between November 2020 and May 2021 with nearly 200 organisations across the UK being supported by the University of Leicester School of Business.

• Forensic analysis using micro-CT

  https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/forensic-analysis

  The forensic analysis of the Greyfriars bones by micro-computer X-ray tomography (micro-CT) is the first time that this advanced technique has been applied to an archaeological investigation and was crucial to the investigation.