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UK’s first and only research Centre dedicated to placing empathy at the heart of healthcare
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/stoneygate-director
The incoming director of a major new research and teaching Centre has described the urgent need to place empathy at the heart of healthcare.
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Leicester space experts drive forward mission to find habitable worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/space-experts-mission-find-habitable-worlds
Professor Martin Barstow is leading a consortium developing a UK instrument contribution to the the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO).
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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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New report reveals University supports 1 in 23 jobs in the city
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/impact-report
Qu1_XUhbPFU|The University of Leicester contributes £360m annually to Leicester and Leicestershire, and supports every 1 in 23 jobs in the city, a new report reveals.
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Partners
https://le.ac.uk/literary-leicester/partners
Literary Leicester works with a variety of arts and cultural organisations, charities, and venues.
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Expert opinions cover slum tourism the BBC and Brexit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/expert-opinions-cover-slum-tourism-the-bbc-and-brexit
Professor Peter Lunt has written an article discussing how Ofcom may soon regulate the BBC - yet we know it already struggles to treat the public as citizens and not just consumers.
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Energy
https://le.ac.uk/sustainability/impacts/energy
Learn how we are improving the energy efficiency of our estate and reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions in day-to-day operations.
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University of Leicester successfully awarded UK Community Renewal Fund
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/community-renewal-fund
The University of Leicester has successfully received over £1 million from the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund (CRF).
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Varsity kicks off
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/varsity-kicks-off
The time has come to #FearLeics.
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Diabetes action plan to tackle huge rise in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/diabetes-2018action-plan2019-to-tackle-huge-rise-in-leicester
Leicester has become the first UK city to launch a dedicated diabetes action plan as part of a global drive to combat an alarming rise in diagnoses of the condition.