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Sleepout to support Leicesters homeless
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/sleep-out-to-support-leicester2019s-homeless
Staff and student volunteers will be wrapping up and bracing themselves for a night out in the elements in order to raise awareness of homelessness and the reality of ‘sleeping rough’.
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Tea coffee and a slice of midlife
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/tea-coffee-and-a-slice-of-mid-life
Leicester is the first university in the UK with a workplace menopause policy - and now we're launching the region’s first Menopause Café.
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Scientists unraveling the mosaic of the human brain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/scientists-unraveling-the-2018mosaic2019-of-the-human-brain
Researchers have shed new light on how neurons in the brain communicate with one another. This could potentially help in our understanding of how and why a range of neurodegenerative diseases occur.
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Scientists are unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions have occurred throughout history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/scientists-are-unravelling-the-reasons-why-mass-extinctions-have-occurred-throughout-history
Scientists are unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions have occurred throughout history Scientists are unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions have occurred throughout history|Leicester research could help to predict approaching ecological catastrophes Leicester...
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Creating tomorrow’s cardiovascular research leaders
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/tomorrows-cardio
The University of Leicester has been awarded more than one and a half million pounds by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to fund a 4-year PhD Programme to train the next generation of research leaders in cardiovascular science.
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Leicester continues rise up Complete University Guide rankings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/leicester-rise-complete-university-guide-rankings
The University of Leicester has continued its rise up the rankings in the 2026 Complete University Guide.
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Setting standards in stroke treatment
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/stroke-treatment
Improving the treatment of stroke - the fourth leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability in the UK.
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Court
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/court
Court is one of the University's main external 'stakeholder' bodies. It has nearly 100 Full members, drawn primarily from outside the institution, representing a cross section of organisations and individuals.
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Governing documents
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/documents
Find out about the governing documents which comprise the core framework of the University’s operations. These include the Charter, Statutes, Ordinances, University of Leicester Act and Charity Status.
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Awards and collaborations
https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/cpbe/about/awards-and-collaborations
Name Medal/award Professor Richard J. Aldridge Coke Medal, Geological Society of London, 2012 Professor Richard J.