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GP’s devotion to the health of homeless people is recognised with University of Leicester award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/gp-devotion-health-homeless-people-recognised-university-leicester-award
A Leicester GP who has devoted much of his professional life to improving the health of homeless people has been honoured by his hometown university.
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University pays tribute to Sir Terry Wogan
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/university-pays-tribute-to-sir-terry-wogan
The University has expressed its profound sadness at the news of the death of the veteran television and radio broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan, an honorary graduate and good friend of our University.
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Refugee Week: an opportunity for refugees and asylum seekers with a background in medicine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/21-refugee-week-sanctuary-medicine-programme
An initiative to provide refugee and asylum seeking doctors and nurses an opportunity to gain a key language qualification is being spearheaded at the University of Leicester.
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Exhibition brings Leicester’s Second World War voices to life to mark VE Day’s 80th anniversary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/website-leicester-second-world-war-voices-ve-day-80th-anniversary
The voices of Leicester people who lived through the Second World War can now be heard on a website launched in time for the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Thursday 8 May 2025).
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History and campus
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history
See how far we’ve come since we were first founded as Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland University College in 1921 - from getting our Royal Charter in 1957 to the discovery of Richard III’s remains in 2012.
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Celebrating Leicester’s live music heritage as Radio 2 comes to town
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/gigs
While some of pop’s biggest names will be descending on Leicester this weekend for Radio 2 In The Park, it’s not the first time some of them have graced a stage within the LE1 postcode.
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NASA astronaut to unveil ambitious plans for humanity’s return to the moon to Leicester audience
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/stanley-love-talk
NASA astronaut and planetary scientist Dr Stanley Love will give an exclusive Space Park Conversations talk on Friday 1 March, 2024 at 3.30pm
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Community playground is revitalised with a new coat of paint
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/adventure-playground
University of Leicester Vice Chancellor and President Professor Nishan Canagarajah was among a group of volunteers helping to breathe new life into Highfields Adventure Playground last week
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Campus Leagues
https://le.ac.uk/sports/sport-programmes/campus-league
Find out more about University of Leicester Campus League
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EDI research
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/about/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/edi-research
Find out more on EDI research in the University of Leicester School of Business