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Leicester in the running for hat-trick of student-centered awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/leicester-in-the-running-for-hat-trick-of-student-centered-awards
The University of Leicester has been shortlisted in three prestigious award categories based on student opinion.
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PHOTO GALLERY University receives biggest ever gift from an individual 27 million
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/university-receives-biggest-ever-gift-from-an-individual-ps2-7-million
Our University has received its biggest ever single gift from a private individual - £2.7 million- which will be used to fund life-saving kidney research of global significance in our College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology.
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Research explores how destroyed star rains onto black hole
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/destroyed-star-rains-onto-black-hole-winds-blow-it-back
New details about what happens when a black hole tears apart a star have been gathered by a trio of orbiting X-ray telescopes giving scientists, including Leicester astronomers, an excellent opportunity to understand the extreme environment around a black hole.
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Leicester among top five most affordable university cities in Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-among-top-five-most-affordable-universities-in-britain
The University of Leicester has been identified as one of the most affordable places to be a student - ranking in the top five in the country. Leicester and Lincoln are identified as the top places in the Midlands – Leicester is ranked fifth in the new table from Marbles.com.
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Student balloon flight project tests innovative descent system and astrobiology experiment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/student-balloon-flight-project-tests-innovative-descent-system-and-astrobiology-experiment
Physics students from our University have flown a new high altitude balloon, achieving a successful test of their innovative descent system which could help in the development of stratospheric flights in the future.
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English for Humanities International Summer Programme
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/short-courses/summer/study/humanities
A short course that aims to help participants improve their general and academic English.
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Leicester Discovery International Summer Programme
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/short-courses/summer/study/discovery
The Leicester Discovery International Summer Programme is aimed at students of all disciplines who wish to experience a taste of studying at a British university whilst learning about life in the UK and improving their English and academic skills.
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Brexit: How Does it Look from Gibraltar?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2016/04/28/brexit-how-does-it-look-from-gibraltar/
Posted by Chris Grocott in School of Business Blog on April 28, 2016 In April 2015, in the run-up to the British general election, I predicted that , counter-intuitively, the best outcome for the UK overseas territory of Gibraltar might well be a Labour or Labour-SNP...
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Mapping the Sounds of Leicestershire & Rutland
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/10/26/mapping-the-sounds-of-leicestershire-rutland/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library Special Collections on October 26, 2020 In the summer of 2020, three Museum Studies students at the University of Leicester (Elizabeth Gray, Lillian Namyaalo and Maria Georgiadou) joined the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage team to create a sound...
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Oral history projects in Nottinghamshire
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/directory-of-oral-history/east-midlands/nottinghamshire
Browse projects and oral history materials from Nottinghamshire, including the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender history project, which is now part of the Rainbow Heritage website.