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Student accolades
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/wellcome-trust-dtp/accolades
Find out more about some of our students’ achievements. Lorna Wheaton Lorna won First Place Poster Prize at the Royal Statistical Society conference in September 2023 and published her first paper in February 2024.
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Engineering Building roof project wins regional property award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/engineering-building-roof-project-wins-regional-property-award
The University's project to refurbish the iconic roof of its Engineering Building, which saw the replacement of the roof and glass facades of the famous building, won in the category of Construction Project of the Year in the East Midlands Property Dinner Awards 2017.
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University of Leicester astronomers discover Great Cold Spot on Jupiter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/university-of-leicester-astronomers-discover-great-2018cold2019-spot-on-jupiter
A second Great Spot has been discovered on Jupiter by University of Leicester astronomers, rivalling the scale of the planet’s famous Great Red Spot and created by the powerful energies exerted by the great planet’s polar aurorae.
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Initiatives
https://le.ac.uk/cite/sanctuary-seekers-unit/initiatives
Learn more about our initiatives, including Bright Path Futures, Ukraine support, Trauma-informed pedagogy and RefugEAP.
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World-leading science park’s success showcased at festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/space-innovation
The achievements of the world’s first science and innovation park dedicated to space-related companies came under the spotlight at the Leicestershire Innovation Festival.
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Local science teacher meets idol, Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock after student letter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/maggie
A local science teacher has met her after a student wrote her a letter to University of Leicester Chancellor, Maggie Aderin-Pocock.
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Celebrating 40 years of DNA fingerprinting
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/dna-fingerprinting
Today (10 September) marks the 40th anniversary of a ground-breaking discovery that transformed the way criminal investigations were carried out: DNA fingerprinting.
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Mastering innovation and entrepreneurship at Hong Kongs GREAT Festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/mastering-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-at-hong-kong2019s-great-festival
The University of Leicester School of Business (ULSB) is showcasing two brand new Master’s degrees: MSc Entrepreneurship and MSc Innovation Management in Organisations as one of the partners of the GREAT Festival of Innovation in Hong Kong.
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Breakthrough for firm working to protect satellites from ‘space bullets’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/space-bullet
A company based at the University of Leicester working on a pioneering system to save the space industry billions every year has successfully demonstrated the operation of its technology in orbit.
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Online programmes and activities
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/online
Bookings To book a live KS1/KS2 online session or an in-school workshop with the Botanic Garden Education Officer please email the Botanic Garden. Botanic Garden board game A fun, printable board game based on the University of Leicester Botanic Garden for ages 6-9.