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Career opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/english/study/undergraduate/careers
The range of opportunities for graduates in English is vast. Our degrees are highly flexible and are valued by employers and by those who recruit future teachers. Find out how an English degree from the University of Leicester can help launch your career.
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Academics pipe up with a new interpretation of history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/pipes
The historic misuse of the humble smoker’s pipe has led to two University of Leicester academics’ realisation that we might be missing a trick when it comes to interpreting history.
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Study finds plastic is changing the behaviour of the world’s river sediment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/catherine-russell
A University of Leicester expert has led a study which has found plastic pollution is changing the way riverbeds behave.
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Government issues record grant to University of Leicester to help students study abroad
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/turing-grant-scheme
University of Leicester has been awarded over £1 million from the UK Government’s Turing Scheme
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University of Leicester’s global approach leads to QS World Rankings rise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/qs-rankings
The University of Leicester’s reputation as a leading global institution for research and teaching has been reaffirmed after a rise in the QS World Rankings 2024.
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Firstclass graduate blazing her trail for womens empowerment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/first-class-graduate-blazing-her-trail-for-women2019s-empowerment
Graduating this week with a First Class Honours in Management Studies and Marketing, Faith is combining the entrepreneurial skills she gained whilst studying at the University of Leicester with her passion for women’s empowerment to create the social enterprise ‘Belles Network.
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Post-mortem CT angiography illuminates causes of death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/post-mortem-ct-angiography-illuminates-causes-of-death
CT angiography is a useful adjunct to autopsy that is likely to increase the quality of post-mortem diagnosis, according to a study appearing online in the journal Radiology.
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Prehistoric penis worms shed light on ocean ecology half a billion years ago
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/prehistoric-2018penis-worms2019-shed-light-on-ocean-ecology-half-a-billion-years-ago
Dr Tom Harvey from the Department of Geology has been involved in a study along with researchers at the University of Cambridge into Ottoia, a type of phallic-shaped ‘penis worm’ – and has helped to identify that the creature used a bizarre set of teeth to drag itself across...
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Vice-President of the European Commission returns to Leicester to receive honorary degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/vice-president-of-the-european-commission-returns-to-leicester-to-receive-honorary-degree
A former student who rose to become Prime Minister of Finland and Vice-President of the European Commission has recalled his happy time at Leicester as an Erasmus student as he returned to the campus to receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.
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New stateoftheart teaching and research facility certified as UKs largest nonresidential Passivhaus building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/new-state-of-the-art-teaching-and-research-facility-certified-as-uk2019s-largest-non-residential-passivhaus-building
Our cutting-edge new Centre for Medicine building, built by contractor Willmott Dixon and designed by Associated Architects, has officially received Passivhaus Certification – officially making it the largest Passivhaus building in the UK.