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Leicester research team receives 25k to continue investigations into rare disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-research-team-receives-ps25k-to-continue-investigations-into-rare-disease
A team of scientists and clinicians from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (formerly Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit) have received a cheque for £25,000 to continue its ground breaking research into the cardiovascular disease, Spontaneous...
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LLEP rallies Government to support Charnwood Life Sciences Zone
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/llep-rallies-government-to-support-charnwood-life-sciences-zone
The Leicester & Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) is spearheading a campaign to ask the Government to support Charnwood Campus (the former Astra Zeneca site) near Loughborough as the UK’s first 'Life Sciences Opportunities Zone' (LSOZ).
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Leicester academic speaks at UCLA symposium on race and human rights
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/13-symposium-ucla-race-human-rights
The University of Leicester was represented by Dr Vidya Kumar, Associate Professor of Law at Leicester Law School, at a symposium titled ‘Critical Perspectives on Race and Human Rights: Transnational Re-Imaginings’, held at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on...
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Leicester research aims to tackle overheating in children’s hospital wards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/leicester-research-overheating-childrens-hospital-wards
The University of Leicester is part of a study which aims to reduce the health risks posed by children’s hospital wards heating up due to climate change.
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Games Masters students to run video game tournament to be broadcast live
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/games-master2019s-students-to-run-video-game-tournament-to-be-broadcast-live
University of Leicester video gamers are to go head-to-head against local rivals De Montfort University in the first in a new series of derby eSports matches.
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Pioneering approach in family courts to support domestic abuse victims better
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/family-court-support
The UK Government has begun a pilot pioneering an approach in family courts to support victims of domestic abuse, informed by Leicester research.
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Leicester joins UK drive to support businesses and communities through COVID-19 crisis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/03-uk-drive
The University of Leicester joined businesses from across the UK in an initiative to help Britain and its most vulnerable citizens to pull through the coronavirus crisis.
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Research Resources
https://le.ac.uk/english/research/research-resources
Our staff and students have the opportunity to work with a fantastic array of primary material, hosted by Special Collections.
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Entomology fieldtrip turns into a once in a lifetime opportunity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/cicadas
A University of Leicester researcher has witnessed a once in a lifetime experience on a trip to the United States.
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University of Leicester’s global and national reputation is recognised by QS World Rankings rise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/university-leicester-global-national-reputation-recognised-qs-world-rankings
The University of Leicester’s reputation as a leading global institution for research and teaching has been confirmed with a rise in the QS World Rankings 2027.