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University launches scheme to encourage graduates to stay in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/graduate-internships
The University of Leicester has worked with Leicester City Council and De Montfort University to set up an internship scheme that will support small businesses to offer workplace opportunities to students. The scheme will see more than £1.
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Leicester expert’s tale of ancient library makes The Telegraph’s greatest books of 2025 list
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/leicester-expert-tale-ancient-library-telegraph-greatest-books-2025-list
A University of Leicester expert’s book explaining how ancient Mesopotamian knowledge shaped the roots of modern civilisation has been named as one of the Telegraph’s greatest books of 2025.
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Stoneygate Scholarship
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/scholarships-bursaries-discounts/stoneygate
To honour the founding spirit of our university, we are awarding 100 Centenary Scholarships of £1,000 to undergraduate students beginning their studies in September 2018.
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Lionheart Teach
https://le.ac.uk/education/study/pgce/routes/lead-partners/beauchamp
The Beauchamp Lionheart Trust Partnership with the University of Leicester ensures that you are supported by an experienced team of academic tutors. Find out more about the Trust and how we partner with Leicester to deliver the School Direct Secondary PGCE.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 15 22 July
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-15-22-july
This week Professor Panos Vostanis from the School of Psychology has written an article for The Conversation discussing how Greece's troubled economy is affecting its children.
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Initiative aims to address health challenges of an ageing population
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/blue-zones
An initiative involving the University of Leicester aims to address the growing health challenges of an ageing UK population.
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Indigenous Peoples in Business and Human Rights Litigation – A Global Analysis
https://le.ac.uk/law/research/research-projects/indigenous-peoples-in-business-and-human-rights-litigation-a-global-analysis
This project explores the intersection between Indigenous Peoples’ rights and the human rights responsibilities of business enterprises.
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Ronald Gordon Hodgson
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/ronald-hodgson
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ronald Gordon Hodgson, who died on 16 November 2025 at the age of 82.
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Developing literacy with children in key stage 2
https://le.ac.uk/law/research/previous-research-projects/developing-literacy-with-children-in-key-stage-2
Undergraduate law students design, develop and deliver interactive workshops for schools. Each workshop was designed to develop children’s ‘legal literacy’.
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Stargazing nights at Oadby Observatory
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/12/16/stargazing-nights-at-oadby-observatory/
The School of Physics and Astronomy would like to invite staff and their families to a stargazing night at the Oadby Observatory on Manor Road.