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Student written off after failing his ALevels starts PhD at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/student-2018written-off2019-after-failing-his-a-levels-starts-phd-at-leicester
Written off at 18 after failing his A-levels, Richard Evans has just embarked on a PhD course at Leicester. The 26-year-old puts his turn around in fortunes down to the support he has received while studying for a BA in Ancient History & Archaeology.
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Leicester Leads the Way Geodata Event for Business
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-leads-the-way-geodata-event-for-business
On 12 March the University's IRSA project (part funded by the ERDF) organised a free event for local business and stakeholders to get across the importance of geographical data within the current trending Big Data agenda.
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Expert opinions cover ransomware arms races Brexit migrant workers and NASAs Juno mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/expert-opinions-cover-ransomware-arms-race-brexit-migrant-workers-and-nasas-juno-mission
UK universities may be among the most autonomous, but they need international cooperation to make their voices heard, says President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle in an article for the Times Higher Education.
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University graduate is paving the way for female politicians
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/naomi
New council leader Naomi Tweddle is hoping to be a pioneer for a new generation of female politicians in local government
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Leicester scientists identify novel approach to treat and prevent global health threat
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-scientists-identify-novel-approach-to-treat-and-prevent-global-health-threat
Leicester scientists have previously identified the potential of using a bacteriophage cocktail to eradicate Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and in this research, using an insect model, they show that their prophylactic use can prevent infection forming in the first...
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Leicester ranked a top 3 UK progressive city
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/top-3-city
Leicester has been named the UK’s third most progressive city for social and environmental issues, which is great news for the University of Leicester’s students and staff.
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Dr. Naomi Rowe-Gurney on taking a Leicester PhD to NASA
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/08/05/dr-naomi-rowe-gurney-on-taking-a-leicester-phd-to-nasa/
A five-year break in China, a worldwide pandemic, and delays to the most complex space telescope ever built: none of these were enough to stop Naomi Rowe-Gurney breaking new ground to complete her PhD at Leicester and land a dream job with NASA.
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A Literal Escape Room: an experiential approach to study skills
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/09/27/a-literal-escape-room-an-experiential-approach-to-study-skills/
Posted by apatel in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on September 27, 2018 Developed by Mark Van Der Enden, Tracy Dix, and Alex Patel The challenge and rationale… The problem with ‘study skills’ workshops are that, typically, they are boring,...
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Bolster adult careers advice now to improve the skills of the UK’s future workforce
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/rewage
A University of Leicester academic has authored a new report advising the Government to do more to improve The UK's future workforce.
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Bioinformatics MSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/bioinformatics-msc/2026
This is for you if... you want to study bioinformatics at an advanced level.