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Ophthalmology researcher awarded prestigious prize
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/ophthalmology-researcher-awarded-prestigious-prize
A researcher from the University's Ulverscroft Eye Unit is the 25th recipient of the prestigious Vernon Prize Trophy for Ophthalmological Research, which was first endowed in 1993.
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Sporting students embrace campaign to promote wellbeing
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/sporting-students-embrace-campaign-to-promote-wellbeing
Be the Influence- a positive lifestyle campaign for Sport and Active Life designed to promote student wellbeing in four areas: physical, mental, social and sexual, has been embraced by students at our university.
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Expert opinions cover advertising partnerships equality future technologies USChina relations and faith in Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/expert-opinions-cover
Professor Neil Chakraborti from the Department of Criminology has been quoted in a Stop Funding Hate article about the Co-op Group’s announcement that it plans to continue its advertising partnerships with the Daily Mail, Daily Express and Sun.
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University of Leicester astronomers discover Great Cold Spot on Jupiter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/university-of-leicester-astronomers-discover-great-2018cold2019-spot-on-jupiter
A second Great Spot has been discovered on Jupiter by University of Leicester astronomers, rivalling the scale of the planet’s famous Great Red Spot and created by the powerful energies exerted by the great planet’s polar aurorae.
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International team of space scientists to conduct pioneering research into atmospheres of distant exoplanets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/international-team-of-space-scientists-to-conduct-pioneering-research-into-atmospheres-of-distant-exoplanets
Researchers from our Department of Physics and Astronomy, working as part of an international team of seven European institutes, have launched a new project to conduct research into the atmospheres of distant exoplanets.
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£1.8m AHRC funding awarded to Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/ahrc-grant
Nearly two million pounds of funding from UK Research and Innovation’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has been awarded to the University of Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History (SAAH) to upgrade its archaeological material laboratories.
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Shaping for Excellence outcomes: statement
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/shaping-for-excellence-outcomes
Professor Nishan Canagarajah, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester has today shared the outcomes from its 90-day consultation on its programme of change.
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Event: Open Research Week 2024
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/02/13/event-open-research-week-2024/
A series of online talks promotes the practice of openly sharing and re-using research-related materials, for both education and research. Included are a range of disciplines, research life-cycle stages and experiences.
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Buckland Scholarship
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/scholarships-bursaries-discounts/buckland
To honour the founding spirit of our university, we are awarding 100 Centenary Scholarships of £1,000 to undergraduate students beginning their studies in September 2018.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/american-studies/people
Academics in the Centre for American Studies at Leicester are drawn from a number of other Schools and subject areas. Please see individual staff pages for further information.