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• Sports stars supported by University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/sports-scholars

  An Olympic hockey player, a national dodgeball star, and one of the UK’s top snowboarders are among the University of Leicester’s latest Sports Scholarship awardees.

• Leicester scientist wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-scientist-wins-prestigious-royal-society-of-chemistry-award

  A researcher from the University's College of Medicine has been announced as the winner of the prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Toxicology Award for 2017.

• TV stardom for the worst singer on campus

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/tv-stardom-for-the-worst-singer-on-campus

  There are many talented singers at the University of Leicester, from LU Voices to the Chamber Choir to the Band and Gig Society – but Mike Simpson isn’t one of them.

• Refugee-turned-entrepreneur honoured by University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/nik-kotecha

  An entrepreneur who found sanctuary in the East Midlands after fleeing a brutal overseas regime has been honoured by the University of Leicester.

• A small but highly significant step for Britain in space

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/a-small-but-highly-significant-step-for-britain-in-space

  Professor Ken Pounds (pictured),  Emeritus Professor of Space Physics and a local pioneer of Space Research, has hailed the significance of Tim Peake becoming the first British astronaut in orbit, but warned there is so far no funding beyond his present mission on...

• Groundbreaking ceremony for Space Park Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/30-space-park-groundbreaking

  L-R: Professor Emma Bunce, Professor of Planetary Plasma Physics, University of Leicester; Sir Peter Soulsby, City Mayor; Liz Kendall MP, Leicester West; Gary Dixon, Chair of Council, University of Leicester; Professor Nishan Canagarajah, President and VC, University of...

• End-of-term student COVID testing starts

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/covid-testing

  The first students have taken part in an end-of-term COVID-19 testing programme launched as part of a drive to ensure they can return home safely in time for Christmas.

• Virtual seminars

  https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/lias/virtual-seminars

  Meet associate members and fellows from the Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies (LIAS) and discover their unique passion for curiosity-driven research.

• Leicester leads major breakthrough in asbestos linked cancer

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/confirm

  A University of Leicester led team has made a major breakthrough in treating mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer linked to breathing in asbestos, which could help add years to patients’ lives.

• Historic female firsts captured on canvas

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/historic-female-firsts-captured-on-canvas-1

  Today (5 March) the University of Leicester has recognised, on its walls and in its paintings, the contribution of three women who have, through their work and lives helped to create the University.