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• Expert opinions cover the Anthropocene Leo Varadkar trauma after terror attacks and protest camps

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/expert-opinions-cover-the-anthropocene-leo-varadkar-and-trauma-after-terror-attacks

  Professor Jan Zalasiewicz from the Department of Geology has discussed the origin and implications of the term 'Anthropocene' in Science, People and Politics.

• Enterprise Challenge brings innovative solutions to complex space challenges

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2024/05/09/enterprise-challenge-brings-innovative-solutions-to-complex-space-challenges/

  Posted by Physics and Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 9 May 2024 Innovative solutions to tackle problems associated with satellite technology and sustainable moon habitation were showcased by students during our Enterprise Challenge hosted at Space Park Leicester.

• Migrant status compounds inequality for ethnic minority NHS staff, new study finds

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/ethnic-minority-healthcare-workers

  Ethnic minority healthcare workers who are also born overseas face a double disadvantage due to the combined effects of ethnicity and migrant status, according to new research by University of Leicester experts.

• Medical students meet best-selling author, comedian and NHS psychiatrist, Dr Benji Waterhouse

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/medical-students-benji-waterhouse-leicester

  It’s not every day you get to meet a best-selling author, comedian and NHS psychiatrist, but that's what Medical with Foundation Year Students at the University of Leicester did.

• Unique collection of metal artefacts from Iron Age settlement sheds new light on prehistoric feasting rituals

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/unique-collection-of-metal-artefacts-from-iron-age-settlement-sheds-new-light-on-prehistoric-feasting-rituals

  A unique collection of Iron Age metal artefacts which sheds new light on feasting rituals among prehistoric communities has been discovered by archaeologists from our University during an excavation at Glenfield Park, Leicestershire.

• English language classes and support

  https://le.ac.uk/cite/sanctuary-seekers-unit/study/applicants/english-classes-support

  Access free English classes available for people from refugee backgrounds, including ESOL and scholarships for presessional English programmes in Leicester

• Green screen technology in the Classroom

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2019/10/02/green-screen-technology-in-the-classroom/

  Posted by apatel in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on October 2, 2019   The technology is now surprisingly easy to use (see below), but WHY would you want to place yourself or students in front of a different background? Purely for the fun...

• Members of University of Leicester community recognised in New Year’s Honours

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/new-year-honours

  A University of Leicester student who struck gold at the 2024 Olympics, an internationally recognised surgeon and an expert in atmospheric science are among the outstanding individuals announced in this year’s New Year’s Honours list.

• First-in-the-family Leicester students front national university campaign

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/100-faces

  Two trailblazing students who had their lives transformed by the University of Leicester have been chosen to front a national campaign promoting Higher Education.

• World’s largest tropical peatlands revealed to be more than 40,000 years old

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/largest-tropical-peatlands-40000-years-old

  New research finds peatland complex in Congo Basin to be more than twice as old as previously thought, expertise from the University of Leicester supported the study