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Research
https://le.ac.uk/hopkinson-group/research
Find out more about the research undertaken in the Hopkinson Group by Dr Richard Hopkinson and his team at the University of Leicester.
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£1.8m AHRC funding awarded to Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/ahrc-grant
Nearly two million pounds of funding from UK Research and Innovation’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has been awarded to the University of Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History (SAAH) to upgrade its archaeological material laboratories.
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Leicester plays key role in BBC Secret Life of Sue Townsend Aged 68 programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/the-secret-life-of-sue-townsend-aged-68-3-4
Our University has played a key role in a new BBC programme on honorary graduate and Distinguished Honorary Fellow Sue Townsend, who died in 2014.
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University of Leicester helps bring justice after 30 years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/28-university-of-leicester-helps-bring-justice-after-30-years
Double helix of DNA 2050|Reviving the original technology of DNA fingerprinting helps bring justice after 30 years to convict rapist DNA fingerprinting tests performed at the University of Leicester has this week helped to convict Benjamin Whitehead for a rape he committed...
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University of Leicester scientists capture Neptune’s auroras for first time using JWST
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/neptune-auroras-first-time-jwst
Long-sought auroral glow finally emerges under JWST’s powerful gaze, as team led from University of Leicester observed Neptune using JWST’s near-infrared instrument
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News and events
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/news-and-events
Read our latest news and see upcoming events from MedRACE .
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Leicester Vice-Chancellor responds to Sutton Trust’s Elitist Britain report
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/leicester-vice-chancellor-sutton-trust-elitist-britain-report
A report published this week explored the educational backgrounds of leading figures across the world of politics, media, business, charity, sport, creative and public sectors.
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Super rare and venomous centipede found in University of Leicester academic’s home
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/centipede
Explore the intriguing discovery of Scutigera coleoptrata, the fastest-moving centipede in the world, in Nottinghamshire, UK.
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Space Park Leicester featured in ESA’s new video series on the SMILE mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/smile-video
The University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester's contribution to the SMILE mission is featured in a video series from the European Space Agency.
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Percy Gee Building
https://le.ac.uk/about/campus-development/percy-gee
We are developing proposals to extend and enhance the eastern wing of the Percy Gee Building, home to our Students’ Union, as part of our continued improvement of the student experience.