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• The Marketplace of Life? The Political-Economy of Emergent Water Markets

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2013/12/04/the-marketplace-of-life-the-political-economy-of-emergent-water-markets-2/

  Posted by Georgios Patsiaouras in School of Business Blog on December 4, 2013   The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives (American Indian Saying)   In 1776 Adam Smith introduced the paradox of value: diamonds are much more expensive than water, even...

• Students given exclusive chance to meet an astronaut, see a space suit demonstration and learn about human space exploration

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/26-students-dr-franco-malerba-italian-astronaut

  a spacecraft launching into space|Italy’s first astronaut talks to University of Leicester, MSc Space Exploration Systems students Italy’s first astronaut to fly in space, Dr Franco Malerba, is visiting the University of Leicester to talk to MSc Space Exploration Systems...

• Leicester’s sustainability praised in new guide

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/10-sustainability-guide-living-labs

  The University of Leicester's Living Labs approach has been showcased as an example of good practice in a guide from the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) and the National Union of Students.

• Universitys travel plan praised as an exemplar

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/universitys-travel-plan-praised-as-an-exemplar

  The University of Leicester’s travel plan has now been published and has received high praise from the city council. The project led by Dr Sandra Lee from our Environment Team was described as being of ’a very high standard’ and ‘exemplary.

• Leicester’s Dr Hannah Young is the 2025 Donna Lamping Award Recipient

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/kidney-association-award-leicester

  Dr Hannah Young, Specialist Research Physiotherapist at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, is the recipient of the UK Kidney Association's 2025 Donna Lamping MDT Researcher Award.

• Shoes Unboxed at Wakefield Museum

  https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/work-placement/shoes-unboxed-at-wakefield-museum

  Janna King, MA in Museum Studies (now Documentation Assistant, Wakefield Museums and Castle) Here at Wakefield Museums & Castles, we had the pleasure of hosting student, Sarah Verreault, who spent eight weeks with us working on our Shoes Unboxed project.

• Anthropocene Research Group

  https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/contemporary-environments/anthropocene-research-group

  As the Interdisciplinary Anthropocene Research Group, we are researching global challenges and exploring the complex ways in which socio-economic ecosystems impact the Earth System. 

• Leicester postgraduate students bring the story of WW1 African soldiers to light

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-postgraduate-students-bring-the-story-of-ww1-african-soldiers-to-light

  Two postgraduate students from our University have been heavily involved with a community research and exhibition project that explores the legacy of African soldiers in the First World War.

• Jamaican Organised Crime: Aesthetics and Style

  https://le.ac.uk/dons-yardies-posses/events/workshop-3

  Learn more about the Jamaican Organised Crime: Aesthetics and Style workshop, held for the Dons, Yardies and Posses: Representations of Jamaican Organised Crime' project.

• Space Park Leicester event to reveal role in groundbreaking deep space biology investigation

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/space-park-leicester-event-biology-worms

  John Holt and Professor Mark Sims from the School of Physics and Astronomy will give a public talk at Space Park Leicester on 17 June