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Blazing Car Murder update
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/blazing-car-murder-update
The search continues to identify a man who died in a burning car almost 85 years ago. In October, we reported that progress had been made in the investigation to try and identify the victim of a car fire in Northamptonshire in 1930.
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Leicester tops student nightlife league table
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/21-nightlife-league-table
A new ‘alternative university league table’ ranks the University of Leicester as number one! Ticket aggregator site Tickx compiled a list of 53 universities, using non-academic (but important) metrics including monthly rent, pubs per square mile, available Deliveroo options,...
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Alumnus and entrepreneur encourages students to "be bold and don't settle"
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/alumnus-and-entrrpreneur-encourages-students-to-be-bold-and-don2019t-settle
The founder of the satellite technology company Planet, whose mission is to image the whole Earth every day, has been interviewed about his experience at University and how it led to the creation of his game-changing organisation.
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Guided Tours
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/visitor-information/tours
See what services are on offer at the Garden including guided tours and wedding photography.
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Learning experience survey - Spring 2021 privacy notice
https://le.ac.uk/policies/privacy/students/learning-experience-survey
Find out more about how the Leicester Learning Institute and Education Strategy Unit handles your data as an applicant and student at Leicester.
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Policy and practice
https://le.ac.uk/gem/policy
We have a wide range of collaborations and contacts with local, national and international leaders in the field.
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Celebrating Leicester’s live music heritage as Radio 2 comes to town
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/gigs
While some of pop’s biggest names will be descending on Leicester this weekend for Radio 2 In The Park, it’s not the first time some of them have graced a stage within the LE1 postcode.
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University signs up to Leicestershire climate change pact
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/net-zero
The University of Leicester is one of those that has signed up to the Leicestershire Climate and Nature Pact.
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Why public health campaigns and the BMI scale may do more harm than good- claim
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/why-public-health-campaigns-and-the-bmi-scale-may-do-more-harm-than-good-claim
Dr Oli Williams, Research Associate in the University’s Department of Health Sciences, has recently shared why well-intentioned public health campaigns such as the sugar tax might not have the intended effect, and potentially even exacerbate disparities in health.
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Investigative journalist who identified Salisbury poisoners receives University of Leicester honour
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/eliot-higgins
The founder of an award-winning investigative journalism collective which identified the Salisbury poisoners has been honoured by the University of Leicester.