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Leicester scientist lends insight into Hubble ‘shadow play’ around planet-forming disc
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/shadow-planet-disc
University of Leicester scientist contributed modelling to new study to give insight into warping of protoplanetary discs by planets.
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Awardwinning academic rep explains why shes not quite ready to leave Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/award-winning-academic-rep-explains-why-she2019s-not-quite-ready-to-leave-leicester
Dedicated student Aysha Ahmed may be closing the chapter on one part of her student journey at the University of Leicester this week, but she isn’t quite ready to leave us yet.
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The University as a military hospital during the Great War
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/military-hospital
The University’s building now known as the Fielding Johnson Building was used as a military hospital during the First World War. Find out more about its wartime history.
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Ian Bradley
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2019/ian-bradley
It is with great regret that we have learned of the death of Ian Bradley, a member of the Economics Department for 40 years. Martin Hoskins with help from Deborah, Derek Deadman and Peter Jackson has written the tribute below.
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The economy will suffer Demetriades on Brexit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/the-economy-will-suffer-demetriades-on-brexit
Given that a poll published in May showed than 88% of economists feared a long term fall in GDP if the UK left the single market, it's difficult to find anyone in the field of economics who believes that Britain leaving the EU will have an economic benefit.
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Space Park Leicester receives £13.75 million meteoric boost from Government
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/10-ukrpif-announcement-meteor-funding
The University of Leicester is delighted to announce that its new Manufacturing, Engineering, Technology and Earth Observation Research Centre (METEOR) has received nearly £14 million in funding through Round 6 of Research England’s flagship capital investment scheme,...
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University shines a light on careers in the mental health sector
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/medicine-calling-foundation-courses
A Leicester scheme encouraging young people to consider a career in the mental health sector is celebrating its achievements this weekend
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University entrepreneurs win place on innovative VentureVersity accelerator programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/ventureversity-teams
Judges choose the 11 teams to join first VentureVersity Commercialisation Accelerator, turning academic ideas into reality. Businesses, students, academics and entrepreneurs have joined forces in first-of-its-kind collaboration to help bring more university spin outs to market.
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New space missions to explore suns’ influence on habitable worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/sirius-elfen
Two proposals for missions led by the University of Leicester receive £500,000 funding from UK Space Agency
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Student profile: Ellen
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/student-profiles/ellen-esrc-midlands-grad
Ellen is studying on the Human Geography Pathway with the ESRC Midlands Graduate School. Read more about her experiences of studying a PhD at Leicester.