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Cancer survivors share their story for National Cancer Survivor Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/cancer-research-survivors-leicester
The University of Leicester is highlighting the work of Leicester-based charity, Live Cancer Free, which is dedicated to saving lies by helping people make healthier lifestyle choices.
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Gala premiere for feature film shot on University campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/gala-premiere-for-feature-film-shot-on-university-campus
A locally produced movie which includes a scene filmed at the University of Leicester received its premiere last Saturday at Phoenix Arts. The Wrong Floor, directed by Marc Hamill from Coalville, is an homage to 1980s straight-to-video action/horror movies.
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Spotlight on University of Leicester students and community projects for royal visit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/28-spotlight-students-community-projects-royal-visit
Will and Kate 2100|Today (Wednesday 28 November), Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit the city in tribute to last month's helicopter crash at Leicester City Football Club.
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Earth observation images reveal extent of ferocious forest fires in Siberia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/siberian-fires
According to Russia’s forestry agency, this year’s fires have ravaged more than 14m hectares, making it the second-worst fire season since the turn of the century.
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Geologist to monitor effects of controlled demolition near former city council HQ
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/geologist-to-monitor-effects-of-controlled-demolition-near-former-city-council-hq
University geologist Dr David Hawthorn will be setting up equipment near the former city council HQ to record the effects of the controlled demolition of the site planned for this weekend. Dr David Hawthorn is a seismologist in our Department of Geology.
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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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Student wellbeing campaign nominated for second national award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/student-wellbeing-campaign-nominated-for-second-national-award
Our Sport and Active Life team’s commitment to making a difference has been recognised at a national level with a British University & Colleges Sport (BUCS) award nomination for their Be the Influence campaign.
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Dawn of the Anthropocene concept
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/dawn-of-the-anthropocene-concept
Can the Anthropocene concept be traced back to the Comte de Buffon, a famed savant of the ancien régime of France? The evidence is made widely available for the first time with the first full English translation of Buffon’s concise masterpiece The Epochs of Nature,...
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Routine eye screening provides a window to heart health in type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/eye-screening-heart-disease-diabetes
New findings by Leicester experts have shown that routine eye screening could also be used for early detection of underlying heart disease in people with type 2 diabetes
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Leicester astronomers observe star reborn in a flash
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-astronomers-observe-star-reborn-in-a-flash
An international team of astronomers using Hubble and led by our University has been able to study stellar evolution in real time. Over a period of 30 years dramatic increases in the temperature of the star SAO 244567 have been observed.