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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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HRH Princess Royal visit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/hrh-princess-royal-visit
HRH The Princess Royal is to boldly go on a mission into space - well, the National Space Centre in Leicester. The Centre is the brainchild of the University and was co-founded by the University.
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University of Leicester School of Business secures Small Business Charter reaccreditation for five years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/sbc-accreditation
The Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) has granted the University of Leicester School of Business (ULSB) a five-year re-accreditation of its prestigious Small Business Charter award, after a rigorous re-assessment visit in September 2024.
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Sycamore Gap sapling to be planted in University of Leicester Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/sycamore-gap
The University of Leicester Botanic Garden will plant a Sycamore Gap sapling as part of the tree's legacy.
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EU at ‘critical point’ as Germany searches for Merkel successor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/eu-merkel
A leading economist has warned that German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s successor will have ‘big shoes to fill’ on the European stage, after describing her as ‘the continuity of Europe’.
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“An amazing few days” – Leicester’s rise up the Guardian rankings completes a hat-trick of good news
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/guardian-ranking
The University of Leicester is celebrating a hat-trick of good news within the space of a few days following a rise in the 2025 Guardian University Guide rankings.
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University of Leicester specialist is recognised for a lifetime’s devotion to cancer research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/dean-fennell
A University of Leicester cancer specialist who has devoted his life to researching an aggressive fatal lung disease has been recognised for his work by the Academy of Medical Sciences.
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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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Getting the Richard III discovery team back together 10 years on
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/richard-iii-podcast
The team behind the discovery and identification of the remains of King Richard III has reunited for a podcast series.
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Royal Astronomical Society award for Leicester space scientist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/ras-fowler-award
A researcher from the University of Leicester has been recognised by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for her ‘significant contribution’ to scientists’ understanding of the Martian atmosphere.