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Milan students step in for DMU runners to save Leicester Varsity fixture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/milan-students-dmu-runners-save-leicester-varsity-fixture
A group of students from Milan stepped in at the very last minute to ensure a Leicester Varsity cross country race could still go ahead as planned.
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University of Leicester’s Dr Marianne Hem Eriksen selected to create programmes for BBC Radio 3
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/new-generation-thinkers
The School of Archaeology and Ancient History's Dr Marianne Hem Eriksen for the New Generation Thinkers 2023 programme.
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Two Leicester professors join prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/08-academy-medical-sciences-fellows
The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected Leicester’s Professor Chris Brightling and Professor Rodrigo Quian Quiroga to their esteemed Fellowship, as announced today, Wednesday 8 May.
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Leicester scientist helps fine-tune space telescope 1.5million km from home
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/miri-commissioning
A first image from MIRI was released by NASA in April, giving space scientists a glimpse of the instrument’s capabilities. The first science observations using JWST are expected to commence in July.
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Experts gather to determine ExoMars landing site
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/07-exomars
The ExoMars Rover The ExoMars Rover (courtesy of ESA) 475|Academic and industry experts are meeting in Leicester to decide key detail of mission to Mars Over 100 delegates from academia and industry will meet at the National Space Centre on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 November...
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New archive shares insight to Attenborough refugees’ life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/attenborough-helga-bejach-orphan-college-house
An archive of previously unpublished photographs, documents and letters from the family of Helga Bejach has been loaned to the University of Leicester.
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Discovery reveals remains of first aquatic dinosaur 'river-monster'
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/spinosaurus
An historic discovery of fossils by an international team, including Dr David Unwin at the University of Leicester, has revealed the remains of the first aquatic dinosaur.
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Experts warn mothers and babies at growing risk without better care for type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/diabetes-pregnancy-health-risk-leicester
Researchers from across the UK including Leicester are calling for urgent action to improve care for women with early-onset type 2 diabetes before, during and after pregnancy
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Change makers of the future launch Go Green Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/10-go-green-week
From 10–14 February 2020, the University of Leicester will be hosting Go Green Week, an annual campaign to raise awareness of the importance of sustainability and encourage positive change among students and staff.
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Beginnings; Queer Diasporas: a new research project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/09/29/beginnings-queer-diasporas-a-new-research-project/
Posted by Alberto Fernández Carbajal in School of English Blog on September 29, 2014 I started work on my new project, Queer Diasporas: Islam, Homosexuality and a Micropolitics of Dissent , based at the School of English, University of Leicester, in September 2014, after...