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“An amazing few days” – Leicester’s rise up the Guardian rankings completes a hat-trick of good news
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/guardian-ranking
The University of Leicester is celebrating a hat-trick of good news within the space of a few days following a rise in the 2025 Guardian University Guide rankings.
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Regional awards recognise Leicester’s education heroes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/education-awards
Natasha Boyce is a teacher at The Winstanley School in Braunstone and picked up the evening’s top award. The citation described Natasha as ‘a true inspiration, mentor and role model for so many in the community.
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Dr Rachel Winter has won the Royal College of Psychiatrists Higher Psychiatric Trainee of the Year Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/rachel-winter
Dr Rachel Winter, honorary consultant in old age psychiatry at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and associate professor in empathic healthcare and medical education at University of Leicester, has won the Royal College of Psychiatrists Higher Psychiatric Trainee of the...
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University of Leicester is =26th in the world for research quality in latest global ranking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/26th-research-quality-global-ranking-times-higher-education
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026 place Leicester =26th for research quality and positions Leicester 192nd overall out of 2191 institutions
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University of Leicester enters strategic partnership with East Midlands Chamber
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/university-leicester-partnership-east-midlands-chamber
The University of Leicester has entered a strategic partnership with East Midlands Chamber.
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Caribbean
https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/latin-america-caribbean/caribbean
We welcome students from Caribbean countries. Find out about entry requirements, the Caribbean student community and other region-specific information.
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North Korea Missile Test Database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/12/north-korea-missile-test-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 12, 2017 Recently launched by James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, t his open access resource provides information on every test launch since 1984 allowing long-term monitoring of trends.
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Responsible Finance in Wales
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/10/17/responsible-finance-in-wales/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2016 Launch of Responsible Finance A body which represents responsible finance lenders in the UK. It is the new name for the Community Development Finance Association.
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Poverty in Europe
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/04/poverty-in-europe/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 4, 2014 Poverty Reduction in Europe: Social Policy and Innovation (ImPRovE) Useful project which is focusing upon social policy and poverty in Europe.
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World Press Freedom Day…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/10/world-press-freedom-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 10, 2013 … was celebrated on the 3rd May The official website has details of this year’s events, messages and full text UN documents associated with freedom of speech.