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Leicester team to feature on University Challenge Christmas series
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/university-challenge
As well as providing the 1963-winning team, the University of Leicester has also seen other firsts: in 1974, Sandya Narayansami became the first Indian woman to compete on the show, her team beating St John’s College, Oxford.
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Multimillion pound investment in teaching learning and student accommodation progresses
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/multi-million-pound-investment-in-teaching-learning-and-student-accommodation-progresses
A plan to transform educational and accommodation facilities at the University of Leicester has been put forward.
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Space telescope researcher sets her sights on Parliament
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/space-telescope-researcher-sets-her-sights-on-parliament
MPs will get an insight into the future of space-based telescopes when a Leicester scientist presents her work into x-ray optics.
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Antimicrobial therapy can prevent sepsis in pneumonia patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/antimicrobial-therapy-can-prevent-sepsis-in-pneumonia-patients
Antimicrobial therapy targeting specific cells in the immune system could prevent sepsis and life-threatening disease in people suffering from pneumonia, new research led by Leicester has shown.
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State-of-the-art regional Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility to open
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/state-of-the-art-regional-cryo-electron-microscopy-facility-to-open
A new state-of-the-art Cryo-EM facility that will advance the understanding of the processes of life is being officially opened at the University.
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Patient’s life transformed thanks to gift to University and local hospitals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/patient2019s-life-transformed-thanks-to-gift-to-university-and-local-hospitals
George Davies' gift George Davies' donation to help fight vascular disease bl0lXe8oWg0 Patient’s life transformed thanks to gift to University and local hospitals Patient’s life transformed thanks to gift to University and local hospitals|The aim of the new Vascular...
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Leicester experts help local businesses face COVID-19
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/small-business-leadership-programme
Business experts at the University of Leicester have this week launched a fully-funded leadership course for small-to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) facing the impact of COVID-19.
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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.
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Gender balance in politics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/gender-balance-in-politics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 A crowdsourcing game called Gender balance is trying to gather information about women in politics. The data collected will then be fed into the everypolitician site.
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Chancellor’s International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/fees-funding/scholarships-discounts/chancellor
To honour Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock PhD as the University of Leicester's Chancellor, we are offering our Chancellor's International Scholarship to eligible postgraduate international students.