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Geological Society of London honour for geology professor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/geological-society-of-london-honour-for-geology-professor
Jan Zalasiewicz (pictured), Professor of Palaeobiology at our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, has been awarded the Prestwich Medal for 2018 by the Geological Society of London.
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Project exploring Stonehenge’s elusive relationship with the Moon nominated for Museums + Heritage Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/stonehenge-moon-museums-heritage-awards
A project exploring Stonehenge’s little-known relationship with the Moon has been nominated for a Museums + Heritage Award.
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Information for visitors
https://le.ac.uk/research/natural-heritage/heritage-hub/celebration-of-heritage/information-for-visitors
Getting here Public transport The University of Leicester campus is about 15-20 minutes' walk from Leicester Railway Station, which is on a direct line from Birmingham, Sheffield and London St Pancras.
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Our research community
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/support/community
A sense of belonging is a key part of the PhD student experience. Find out about our research student community, which has some 2,200 members.
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University of Leicester to spend £1m on making research more inclusive
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/diverse-research
The University of Leicester has bolstered its commitment to inclusivity within research after securing £1m from the Wellcome Trust.
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‘Fizzy pop’ process reveals copper-rich volcanoes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/volcano
Identifying magmas that experience the same process that makes fizzy drinks ‘bubbly’ has been used by a team of University of Leicester geologists to predict whether a volcano’s magma is likely to be rich in copper.
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Leicester creates ‘dynamic partnership’ with Allama Iqbal Open University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/aiou-partnership
The University of Leicester has today (Thursday) committed to collaborate with one of the world’s largest universities to deliver a new faculty development programme.
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Patrick Heslop-Harrison
https://le.ac.uk/people/patrick-heslop-harrison
The academic profile of Professor Patrick Heslop-Harrison, Professor of Plant Cell Biology and Molecular Cytogenetics at University of Leicester
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Collaborative Doctoral Studentships (AHRC and ESRC scholarships)
https://le.ac.uk/history/study/research-degrees/doctoral-studentships
History at Leicester has an outstanding track record for winning research studentships under the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral schemes (CDP / CDA). Find out more about our award holders, external partner institutions and academic mentors.
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Leicester experts support Singapore in diabetes fight
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-experts-support-singapore-in-diabetes-fight
Expertise in preventing and treating Type 2 diabetes developed in Leicester will be used in Singapore’s 'war on diabetes'.