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• History of tobacco and our health

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/tobacco-history

  How did tobacco become one of the first truly global commodities, and arguably history’s most deadly habit?

• Citys rocket tower to become beacon for students for Clearing

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/city2019s-rocket-tower-to-become-beacon-for-students-for-clearing

  Our University is beaming out a message to A-level students across Leicester – and it’s 25 metres tall! The National Space Centre, a prominent landmark in the Leicester landscape, will become a beacon for Leicester’s A-level students celebrating their results as it displays a...

• Artistic PhD student pens animated message for World Diabetes Day

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/artistic-phd-student-pens-video-message-for-world-diabetes-day

  A diabetes researcher at our University has combined science with art to produce a powerful awareness-raising message for World Diabetes Day.

• Why study Politics at Leicester?

  https://le.ac.uk/politics/study/undergraduate/why-leicester

  Find out why you should study Politics at Leicester. Enjoy the benefits of internationally-recognised research, stimulating teaching, great employability and careers opportunities, and the chance to study abroad.

• Leicester alumnus Andy Byford set to save New Yorks neglected subways

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/leicester-alumnus-andy-byford-set-to-save-new-yorks-neglected-subways

  Leicester alumnus Andy Byford, who studied German and French at Leicester, has recently taken up the monumental task of turning around New York's ageing, failing subway system.

• George Harrison

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/george-harrison

  We have learned, with sadness, of the passing of George Anthony Harrison, who lectured in history from the 1960s to the 1990s and remained a familiar figure on campus for many years afterwards. George passed away on 22 January 2025, aged 87.

• Student support campaign raises £1,000 for local homeless charity

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/21-bridge

  The University of Leicester’s work alongside The Bridge Homelessness to Hope has had a huge impact on students this autumn, and helped raise more than £1,000 for local rough sleepers.

• A Leading UK University

  https://le.ac.uk/

  Discover the University of Leicester - pioneering research, world-class teaching, and a diverse community shaping the future through education and innovation.

• Solar eclipse echoes astronomical events during Richard IIIs time

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/solar-eclipse-echoes-astronomical-events-during-richard-iiis-time

  This Friday’s solar eclipse has as much relevance to Ricardians as it does for countless astronomers and stargazers across the globe.

• Geologists reveal omnipresent effects of human impact on Englands landscape

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/geologists-reveal-2018omnipresent2019-effects-of-human-impact-on-england2019s-landscape

  ‘Omnipresent’ signs demonstrating the effects of human impact on England’s landscape have been revealed by researchers from our Department of Geology.