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Leicester spearheads event to encourage more medical students from non-traditional backgrounds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-spearheads-event-to-encourage-more-medical-students-from-non-traditional-backgrounds
The Universities of Leicester and Nottingham are spearheading efforts to boost recruitment into the study of medicine by focusing on locations where young people have traditionally not applied for the subject.
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New project investigates sources of rare elements vital for solar power
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/new-project-investigates-sources-of-rare-elements-vital-for-solar-power
University of Leicester scientists are leading an multinational team investigating better ways of recovering key materials for generating solar power. Solar power is one of the world's fastest-growing sources of electricity.
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College Court win team award at miaList 2018
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/27-college-court-win-team-award-at-mialist-2018
College Court staff showing off their award 2000|Conference Centre and Hotel is awarded 'Best Team' in the Academic and Independent sector at the MIA Awards On Friday 2nd November individuals and teams from all areas of the meetings, hospitality and events industry...
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100 years of Physics at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/physics/about/anniversary
2025 marks 100 years since the first students enrolled to study for a physics degree in Leicester. Anniversary celebration.
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Climate change project driven forward at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/climate-change-project-space-park-leicester
Event held as part of WorldPeatland project, which is developing effective tools to monitor peatlands based on freely available Earth observation data
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Leicester expert comments on new report into Class Pay Gap
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-expert-comments-on-new-report-into-class-pay-gap
Dr Daniela Rudloff from the School of Business has commented on a new BBC Report on Social Mobility which found a class pay gap in a number of UK professions.
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Discovery of new fossil from half billion years ago sheds light on life on Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/discovery-of-new-fossil-from-half-billion-years-ago-sheds-light-on-life-on-earth
Scientists from the universities of Leicester and Cambridge have discovered a new species of fossil that will shed light on early animal ecosystems.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 10 16 September
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-10-16-september
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has written an article with researchers Lucy Smith, Nicola Cooper, Kate Williams and Henrietta O’Connor for The Conversation on how gender can result in differences in grant success.
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Award-winning University of Leicester film Harms of Hate revisited a decade on
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/harms-of-hate
University of Leicester’s Centre for Hate Studies will revisit its award-winning short film The Harms of Hate, a decade on.
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