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SPRINT programme launched in Scotland to help SMEs develop new commercial products based on space technology and expertise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/20-sprint-programme-scotland-smes-commercial-products-space-technology
Launched at DATA.SPACE 2019, Scottish businesses can access funded UK university expertise to drive commercial product development.
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Ramadan course means Muslims with type 2 diabetes can fast safely
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/11-ramadan-course-means-muslims-with-type-2-diabetes-can-fast-safely
Ramadan course means Muslims with type 2 diabetes can fast safely Melanie Davies and Kamlesh Khunti|Muslims in Leicester with type 2 diabetes who are planning to fast during Ramadan are being given the chance to learn how to do it safely as part of a new course.
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Leicester academic selected by Commission for Countering Extremism for research on the Far Right
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/09-commission-for-countering-extremism-papers
The independent Commission for Countering Extremism has today (Tuesday 9 April) announced that Dr Chris Allen, Associate Professor in Hate Studies in the University of Leicester’s Centre for Hate Studies, as one of the leading academics it has commissioned to write a research...
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New Space Park Leicester CEO signals greater focus on commercial strategy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/new-space-park-leicester-ceo-focus-commercial-strategy-770
Will Wells appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the University of Leicester’s £100 million science and innovation park, moving from role as Director of Commercialisation and Knowledge Exchange within the University’s Research and Enterprise Division
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Cutting edge Nottingham company welcomes University of Leicester chemistry alumnus to its R&D team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/promethean-chemistry-alumnus
University of Leicester chemistry graduate Kale Cooke has joined a spin-out company tackling global issues associated with climate change with sustainable chemistry
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Doctoral research thats worlds apart
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/doctoral-research-that2019s-worlds-apart
From one of the solar system’s largest planets to the finest of powders, the breadth of postgraduate research at Leicester will be on show on Tuesday 20 March, when two PhD graduates will deliver public talks on their respective specialist areas.
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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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New report reveals University supports 1 in 23 jobs in the city
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/impact-report
Qu1_XUhbPFU|The University of Leicester contributes £360m annually to Leicester and Leicestershire, and supports every 1 in 23 jobs in the city, a new report reveals.
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Research starts into ‘Kitemark’ for Autonomous Vehicles
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/autonomous-vehicles
A grant of three million pounds has been awarded to a consortium led by the University of Leicester to spearhead work ensuring that autonomous systems such as driverless cars, drones and robots can be trusted.
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Welcome aboard the future of the UK space industry!
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/space-industry
The University of Leicester is supporting the future of the UK’s space industry after helping to develop the standard for a new Space Engineering Technician apprenticeship – the very first of its kind to receive Government approval.