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Leicester researcher wins prize for COVID-19 research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/manish-pareek
A researcher from Leicester has been awarded the Graham Bull Prize from the Royal College of Physicians, after he was amongst the first scientists and doctors to highlight the differing impact of COVID-19 on ethnic groups.
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Royal Commission Industrial Fellowship awarded to researcher
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/royal-commission-1851
A PhD researcher at the University of Leicester has been awarded a prestigious Industrial Fellowship by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, to develop solutions to some of society’s biggest challenges.
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Trio of honorary graduates recognised with Leicester awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/honorands1
Journalist-turned-novelist Robert Harris, who was educated in Leicestershire as a boy, was awarded a Doctorate of Letters on Friday.
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Socio-technical approach key to air safety, research suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/sociotechnical-safety
An innovative socio-technical approach provides the key to improving safety in aviation and astronautics, according to a University of Leicester expert.
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Pro Bono
https://le.ac.uk/engagement/case-studies/csr/pro-bono
The Pro Bono Society at the University of Leicester offers law students the opportunity to apply their legal knowledge in a rewarding and charitable environment to a range of projects. The students gain valuable experience while also helping the community.
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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.
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Big Sleep raises over 9000 for The BridgeHomelessness to Hope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/big-sleep-raises-over-ps9000-for-the-bridge-homelessness-to-hope
Over £9,000 has been raised by the volunteers who took part in the University of Leicester’s ‘Big Sleep’ on Tuesday 20 March.
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How women shaped University history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/how-women-shaped-university-history
The Special Collections team in the University’s Library has unearthed a selection of treasures from the University Archives providing an insight into the University’s history and revealing how women have helped shape the institution from its foundation to the present day.
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Britishness and diverse communities in a post-Brexit world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/26-britishness-and-diverse-communities-in-a-post-brexit-world
Lord Parekh to discuss the crisis of British identity for University of Leicester public lecture on 1 November
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Ut vitam habeant – so that they may have life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/centenary-celebrations-blog
On 11 November 1918, the First World War came to an end and the following day Dr Astley Clarke wrote to the local newspaper to announce the creation of the 'Leicester University Fund', in celebration of peace and for the founding of a university college as a memorial.