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University to honour distinguished individuals in celebratory year for Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/university-to-honour-distinguished-individuals-in-celebratory-year-for-leicester
In a year that has seen the city of Leicester make headlines for its unprecedented sporting achievements, our University will be celebrating the achievements of others linked with the city and the surrounding area who have excelled in their own fields at our graduation...
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New Years Honours University links
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/new-years-honours-university-links
Members of our University have again been recognised in The Queen’s New Year’s Honours. Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, who discovered genetic fingerprinting at this University, has been has been appointed as a Companion of Honour (CH).
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NHS funding fosters health inequalities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/24-nhs-funding-fosters-health-inequalities
Poverty and deprivation are strongly associated with poor health outcomes, including higher levels of multimorbidity and mortality, resulting in greatly increased workloads for general practitioners working in deprived areas.
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Humanising Space
https://le.ac.uk/humanising-space
The Humanising Space Research Group explores how new perspectives to our shared Global Space Age might impact approaches to the production and governance of Space technologies now.
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Launch of new collaboration to tackle lung disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/launch-of-new-collaboration-to-tackle-lung-disease
Leicester and Nottingham have announced a new strategic research collaboration with GSK, using genetics to aid the development of new medicines for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and related airway disorders. The £1.
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Student shortlisted for Welsh Governments highest accolade
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/student-shortlisted-for-welsh-government2019s-highest-accolade
English student Mercy has been recognised by the Welsh Government for her ongoing campaigning as a young voice for people with HIV. In February, Mercy was shortlisted for a St David Award- the highest accolade that the Welsh Government can present to a civilian.
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Making mental health a priority
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/mental-health-week
To mark the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Nishan Canagarajah, has reaffirmed the University of Leicester’s commitment to student and staff mental health.
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Grants
https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/research/grants
See some of the research grants awarded to people associated with the Centre, on account of their cutting-edge research in Victorian Studies.
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MICRA 2024
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/research/micra-2024
MICRA 2024, Meeting of Inorganic Chemists Recently Appointed, is a conference for early career researchers in Inorganic Chemistry based in the UK. The conference is held every two years. MICRA 2024 will be hosted by the University of Leicester.
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Presessional English Programme
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/presessional
The Presessional English Programme is for students who want to start an undergraduate or postgraduate course at university, but first need to improve their level of English.