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University of Leicester academic among recipients of prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-academy-springboard-award
University of Leicester academic recognized among a select group of ‘exceptional’ biomedical and health researchers awarded a total of £6.6 million in funding.
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Obituary: Vikki Orvice
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/07-vikki-orvice-obituary
Vikki Orvice| The University is saddened to hear that alumna Vikki Orvice has passed away at the age of 56. Vikki studied a BA English and graduated in 1984.
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Written in the stars TV and radio science presenter Professor Jim AlKhalili to discuss the role of determinism in our universe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/written-in-the-stars-tv-and-radio-science-presenter-professor-jim-al-khalili-to-discuss-the-role-of-determinism-in-our-universe
Do you consider your actions the result of free will, or of a preordained path we are destined to follow? At the Institute of Physics 2018 Prestige Lecture, hosted at our University, physicist and presenter Professor Jim Al-Khalili OBE will lead a whistle-stop tour of modern...
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Sharp eyes to the skies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/10/30/sharp-eyes-to-the-skies-how-satellites-are-helping-tackle-climate-change/
How satellites are helping tackle climate change
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Diabetes Professors back Jamie Oliver sugar campaign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/diabetes-professors-back-jamie-oliver-sugar-campaign
Two of the country’s leading researchers into Type 2 diabetes have come out in support of Jamie Oliver’s latest health campaign, saying “it’s time to tackle the sugar generation”.
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From the past to the future of work
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/news/news/from-the-past-to-the-future-of-work
By Stephen Wood, Professor of Management, University of Leicester School of Business. My two edited books, The Transformation of Work? and The Degradation of work?, have been selected for Routledge’s ‘Routledge Revivals’ Series.
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Bioinorganic Chemistry
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/research/chemistry-of-life/bioinorganic-chemistry
Get more information from the School of Chemistry's research into bioinorganic chemistry, as part of our research theme in chemical biology.
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Big Band raise the bar
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/big-band-raise-the-bar
Talented students making up the University’s Big Band have wowed crowds and judges alike with their performances at the National Festival of Music for Youth.
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University in new agreement with Japanese University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/university-in-new-agreement-with-japanese-university
The University of Leicester has forged a new partnership with the Kanazawa Institute of Technology (KIT), paving the way for the two institutions to work more closely together.
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Rise for Leicester to 35th in latest Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/times-rankings
The University of Leicester is on the rise in the Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023, which has ranked the University 35th amongst UK Higher Education institutions.