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People
https://le.ac.uk/own-write/people
Meet the team involved in this exciting project to uncover the lives of ordinary men and women before the twentieth century.
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New observations reveal Jupiters Great Red Spot as mysterious energy source
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/new-observations-reveal-jupiter2019s-great-red-spot-as-mysterious-energy-source
Researchers from the University of Leicester and Boston University’s (BU) Center for Space Physics report today in Nature that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may provide the mysterious source of energy required to heat the planet’s upper atmosphere to the unusually high values...
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Economic inequality is not “bad for everyone”, new research shows – wealthier people derive happiness benefits
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/economic-inequality-wealth-people-happiness
Increases in economic inequality raise the life satisfaction of wealthier people, while lowering the life satisfaction of people who earn less, newly published research shows.
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New research on the Caribbeans largest concentration of indigenous preColumbian rock art
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/artists-before-columbus-new-research-on-the-caribbean2019s-largest-concentration-of-indigenous-pre-columbian-rock-art
New research by academics from our university and the British Museum working with colleagues from the British Geological Survey and Cambridge University outlines the science behind the largest concentration of indigenous pre-Columbian rock art in the Caribbean.
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Third year fieldwork
https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/fieldwork/third-year
Find out about the exciting fieldwork you'll undertake during your third year studying with us. You will undertake an independent field-based project, which is is an exercise in practical, deductive geology and forms an important part of your degree.
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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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Cost of Attendance
https://le.ac.uk/policies/fees-funding/us-loans/cost-of-attendance
The Cost of Attendance (COA) is the maximum amount of money a student can borrow in order to pay their tuition fees, living expenses and other costs associated with their course for an academic year.
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Bradgate Park Fieldschool
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/people-and-places/bradgate-park-fieldschool
Our fieldschool held annually between 2015 and 2019 This major student training and research excavation project focuses on the upland landscape of Bradgate Park, Leicestershire.
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University developments shortlisted among region’s best new buildings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/procon-finalists
The Percy Gee Building – first opened by Her Majesty the Queen in 1958, shortly after the University was granted its Royal Charter – has been extended with a new four-storey, 3,000 square metre East Wing.
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Student success in Green Gown Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/14-green-gown-awards
Hannah Sellers, a Biological Science graduate working with our Social Impact Team, has won a Green Gown Award for her contribution to biodiversity.