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Ruth David (1929-2020)
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/ruth-david
Ruth’s last visit to the University of Leicester, 26 November 2019.|The David Wilson Library holds copies of Ruth's memoirs, A Child of Her Time, and of Lifelines, a volume of letters she and her parents exchanged before they were deported to Auschwitz.
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University of Leicester reveals rarely seen photo of Sir David Attenborough to mark his 100th birthday
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/university-leicester-rare-photo-sir-david-attenborough-100th-birthday
The University of Leicester has revealed a rarely seen photograph of Sir David Attenborough in his student days, ahead of the national treasure’s 100th birthday.
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World cricket diversity champion awarded Honorary Degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/wasim-khan
A former cricketer who has championed widening participation among the next generation of cricket stars has been awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Leicester at a ceremony today (Tuesday 18 January).
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Weapons of plant production
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/plant-production
Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison researches the modification of genetic makeup to make stronger and healthier species of plants to help tackle poverty and ensure survival.
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Unprecedented energy consumption is leaving a permanent stain on planetary history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/anthropocene
A new study co-authored by three professors at the University of Leicester’s School of Geography, Geology and the Environment argues that the speed and scale of human energy consumption has pushed the Earth towards a new geological epoch, the ‘Anthropocene’.
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Radio Leicester and the University of Leicester 50 Years of Collaboration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/radio-leicester-and-the-university-of-leicester-2013-50-years-of-collaboration2019
The recent 50th anniversary of the start of the country’s first BBC local radio station, BBC Radio Leicester, which launched on 8 November 1967, also marks the 50th anniversary of the University of Leicester’s ongoing collaboration with Radio Leicester.
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Diabetes patch proposal wins award for University of Leicester PhD student
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/young-entrepreneurs-scheme
Charlotte Fawcett, a PhD student from the University of Leicester Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, led a business proposal that has won an award in the Young Entrepreneurs Scheme.
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Colourful craters and insights into Mercury’s mysterious surface showcased by Leicester scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/18-bepicolombo-mission-at-new-scientist
University of Leicester researchers involved in upcoming BepiColombo mission to Mercury will be presenting at New Scientist Live 2018.
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Kirtthi finds her perfect path thanks to Clearing at the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/kirtthi-medicine-clearing-university-leicester
Kirtthi always dreamed of studying at the University of Leicester but when results day didn't go how she expected, she thought that her dream would not come through.
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Clearing was a fresh page in English student Eloise’s plans
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/clearing-fresh-page-english-student-eloise-plans
When her A Level results didn’t turn out how she’d hoped, Eloise Adams decided it was time to start a fresh page in her future plans.