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Leicester-led study to explore mental health and drug use in colonial and post-colonial prisons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/leicester-study-mental-health-drug-prisons
The University of Leicester has been awarded £3.3m to research drugs and mental health in prison settings globally.
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Bad gut bacteria could raise risk of premature death for people with heart failure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/heart-gut-bacteria-premature-death
Poor gut health could increase the risk of dying early or being hospitalised by almost ten per cent for people with heart failure, new research at the University of Leicester shows.
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India
https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/asia/india
We welcome students from India. Find out about entry requirements, the Indian student community and other country-specific information.
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Leicester doctor recognised for his commitment to empathy education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/andy-ward
A doctor who has spent decades helping medical students and healthcare professionals to develop strong empathy skills has been recognised for his commitment to high quality learning.
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What our students say
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/presessional/why-leicester/our-students
Hear more from students who have studied with us in the ELTU on the Presessional English Programme at Leicester.
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What is history for?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/04/10/what-is-history-for-thinking-about-forced-migration-and-its-aftermath/
University of Leicester staff blogs convicts penal colonies slavery migration
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International Women’s Day marked by research leaders
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/international-womens-day-validate-leicester
Andrea Cooper, from the University of Leicester’s School of Biological Sciences, is celebrating the vital work of research network, VALIDATE, as part of International Women’s Day (8 March).
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Scientists home in on a potential Anthropocene Golden Spike in new research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/scientists-home-in-on-a-potential-anthropocene-2018golden-spike2019-in-new-research
The international working group, which includes geologists Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams and Colin Waters, from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment and archaeologist Matt Edgeworth has, since 2009, been analysing the case for formalisation of the...
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Critical Geographies of Environment and Development
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gy2411
Module code: GY2411 This module will build on your first year studies on issues of environment, society and globalisation. You'll be examining and analysing how ‘development’ is practised, and the ideas and theories underpinning this.
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Critical Geographies of Environment and Development
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/gy2411
Module code: GY2411 This module will build on your first year studies on issues of environment, society and globalisation. You'll be examining and analysing how ‘development’ is practised, and the ideas and theories underpinning this.