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2026 vision: Leicester launches Optometry degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/optometry-degree-leicester-course
The University of Leicester is pleased to announce that its new four-year Optometry degree has been given permission to recruit students by the General Optical Council.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 15 21 October
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-15-21-october
Dr Samantha Johnson from the Department of Health Sciences has written an article for Action Medical Research about developing a programme to help children with maths skills that are vital for their future life chances.
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Expert opinions cover Claudio Ranieri Michael Gove teaching in the 21st century and much more
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/expert-opinions-cover-claudio-ranieri-michael-gove-and-teaching-in-the-21st-century
John Williams, Senior Lectuer in Sociology, discussed the controversial sacking of Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri in an article for The Conversation.
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Top 100 UK employers increasingly target students from our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/top-100-uk-employers-increasingly-target-students-from-our-university
The UK’s 100 best-known graduate employers are increasingly targeting students from our University according to a major new report on the graduate job market. Leicester has risen to its highest ever ranking - 23rd - among UK universities with the most sought-after students.
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shOUT
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/shout
sh[OUT] was the title for the fourth social justice programme in 2009, promoting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) human rights.
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Finding the right target: Personalising treatment for an aggressive asbestos-linked cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/mesothelioma-clinical-trial-leicester
Leicester researchers are leading a new clinical trial to test personalised treatment for patients with a rare and aggressive form of cancer.
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Expert opinions cover Brexit Michael Gove Victorian dismemberment football and US nuclear command
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/expert-opinions-cover-brexit-michael-gove-and-victorian-dismemberment
Professor Panicos Demetriades from the Department of Economics has written an article for Think: Leicester giving his initial reaction to the Brexit vote.
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Procedure in the event of death
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/about/body-donation-programme/procedure
In the event of the death of a potential donor, the next of kin/executor should telephone Leicester Medical School on +44 (0)116 252 3082 as soon as possible after the death occurs. Find out what happens both when a donation is accepted and when it is not accepted.
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Year in industry with Deutsche Bank sets student Cybill Smith up for a career at Barclays
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/year-in-industry-with-deutsche-bank-sets-student-cybill-smith-up-for-a-career-at-barclays
One of this week’s graduating students has expressed how pausing academic study, to spend a year working for Deutsche Bank, was an invaluable experience in terms of developing her professional skills and preparing her for the next step in her career.
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Leicester’s Titan Krios Cryo-electron microscope helps in groundbreaking discovery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/21-cryo-electron-microscope-cte
The Titan Krios Cryo-electron microscope, based at the Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, has provided a significant part of the data that enabled researchers to understand the structural basis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a head...