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Raptorman is conservation hero
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/international-accolade-for-graduate-whose-mission-is-to-save-vultures
A Leicester graduate has been honoured by HRH Princess Royal for his conservation work to save vultures. Dr Munir Virani gained a Master’s degree in 1994 and a PhD in 2000, then under the supervision of Professor Emeritus David Harper.
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Medical cannabis academic shares excitement of meeting Home Secretary Sajid Javid at 10 Downing Street
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/medical-cannabis-academic-shares-excitement-of-meeting-home-secretary-sajid-javid-at-10-downing-street
Yewande Okuleye, a medical cannabis researcher within our School of History, Politics and International Relations, has spoken of her ‘excitement’ meeting Home Secretary Sajid Javid and the real-world application of her research into cannabis self-medication during an event at...
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Calculations reveal Santa travels at 0.5% the speed of light
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/21-calculations-reveal-how-quickly-santa-travels
Calculations reveal how quickly Santa travels Santa and reindeer|University of Leicester students have worked out just how fast Santa Claus has to travel to deliver all of his presents on time On Christmas Eve night, Santa Claus and his reindeer fly around the world...
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Impact of coronavirus pandemic is the “largest scale experiment ever” into global air quality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/24-largest-experiment
The coronavirus pandemic is the “largest scale experiment ever” into global air quality, according to Professor Paul Monks, Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Earth Observation Science at the University of Leicester, after new satellite images from the European Space...
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Leicester nominated for two Learning on Screen Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-nominated-for-two-learning-on-screen-awards
The University has been nominated for two awards at the 12th annual Learning On Screen Awards for its HeForShe video which pledges its commitment to the U.N.
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The forerunners of Leicester City FC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/the-forerunners-of-leicester-city-fc
Leicester City Football Club's outstanding performance in the Premier League has taken the world by storm, making Leicester one of only six teams to win.
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Leicester ranked 37th in the world in THE University Impact Rankings 2019
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/03-the-university-impact-rankings-2019
The University of Leicester is delighted to announce that we have been ranked 37th in the inaugural international Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings out of well over 500 institutions from 75 countries worldwide.
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Civil rights expert to deliver annual American Studies lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/14-american-studies-lecture
An expert on the history of the Black Power movement will deliver a free public lecture at the University of Leicester on Monday 21 October.
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University of Leicester Announces Exciting Summer Events Programme in Partnership with Attenborough Arts Centre and Oadby & Wigston Borough Council
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/attenborough-arts-summer-events
The University of Leicester is delighted to unveil its 2025 Summer events programme, delivered with Attenborough Arts Centre, in partnership with Oadby & Wigston Borough Council.
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New partnership will drive forward UK space technology development
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/sidereus-partnership-space-technology-development
Space Park Leicester and spin-out Perpetual Atomics have signed Memoranda of Understanding with Sidereus Space Dynamics