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Sakura celebration: Students plant ‘symbol of Japan’ on Leicester campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/cherry-blossom
The tree planting was lent special significance in the University’s Centenary year, as Leicester’s first international student, Tamotsu Shishikura, came to the University College from Tokyo to study English between 1922 and 1924.
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Leicestershire's Chief Constable speaks about his time at the University and what policing means to him
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/rob-nixon
Leicestershire’s Chief Constable Rob Nixon, has spoken of the importance of his journey through Higher Education
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University of Leicester receives Freedom of the Borough honour
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/freedom-of-borough
The University of Leicester has been conferred the Freedom of the Borough by Oadby and Wigston Borough Council (OWBC) - the highest civic honour the council can bestow – in the year that the University celebrates its Centenary.
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Spend DNA Day with a strawberry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/spend-dna-day-with-a-strawberry
During the 4 minute video, Professor Turi King, Reader in Genetics and Archaeology takes you through a step-by-step guide, making the experiment easy and straightforward enough to replicate at home and celebrate the day with us.
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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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Leicester to lead new project on Ancient Egyptian bird mummies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/raptors
The University of Leicester will lead a study uncovering secrets of Ancient Egyptian bird mummies.
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Maths students help enhance East Midlands police forces
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/maths-police
A group of students from the University of Leicester have been helping police with their enquiries – but not in the way you might think. Six undergraduate Mathematics students have teamed up with forces in the East Midlands to enhance policing through efficiency analyses.
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Potential new worlds rescued by citizens of Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/planet-hunters
Team of astronomers at University of Leicester are following up on potential planet discoveries by citizen scientists
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Patients surprise diagnosis leads to clinical trial
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/patient2019s-surprise-diagnosis-leads-to-clinical-trial
“Without question, I would have done it all again” - that is the verdict of Alan Hutchinson when discussing his recent experience on a clinical trial.
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Acclaimed writers to speak at biggest ever Evelyn Waugh conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/acclaimed-writers-to-speak-at-evelyn-waugh-conference
Acclaimed writers Selina Hastings, William Boyd and Paula Byrne are set to speak at a major conference on the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project taking place between 24-26 April.