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Major research investment into national land use transformation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/land-use-net-zero
University of Leicester and The James Hutton Institute are co-leading a transdisciplinary hub looking to bridge the gap between science and policy to achieve Net Zero
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Ministers and Midlands universities launch £3m campaign to attract global R&D investment and drive economic growth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/investment
University of Leicester joins seventeen universities from the Midlands in launching the Invest in UK University R&D – Midlands Campaign to drive investment into the region
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Leicester space pioneers return to unveil new Space Research Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/space-research-centre
As well as serving as the first director of Leicester’s ground-breaking Space Research Centre, Professor Wells was, alongside Professor Pounds, also a key driver of the project which would become the National Space Centre which neighbours Space Park Leicester.
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Message from the Vice-Chancellor regarding lockdown
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/lockdown-update
As you know, last night Health Minister Matt Hancock announced a lockdown of Leicester following a rise in COVID-19 rates in the City.
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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...
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Leicester geoscientists return from expedition following successful offshore operations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/geoscientists-expedition-successful-offshore-operations
International expedition off the coast of New England (Massachusetts, USA) included researchers from the University of Leicester, aiming to explore ancient freshened water systems below the ocean floor and up to 100 miles offshore.
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Museum Studies MA, MSc, PGDip, PGCert, short course, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/museum-studies-ma-msc-dl/2026
Curate and preserve the artefacts of the past for future generations, with MA, MSc, PGDip or PGCert in Museum Studies to help you work in museums or galleries
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Museum Studies MA, MSc, PGDip, PGCert, short course, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/museum-studies-ma-msc-dl/2025
Curate and preserve the artefacts of the past for future generations, with MA, MSc, PGDip or PGCert in Museum Studies to help you work in museums or galleries
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Tequila: Pulque’s Friend, Cousin, Usurper?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/09/01/tequila-pulques-friend-cousin-usurper/
Deborah Toner discusses the relationship and rivalry between pulque and tequila in Mexican history, and summarises a recently published book by Marie Sarita Gaytan, Tequila: Distilling the Spirit of Mexico (Stanford University Press, 2014)
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University celebrates inspirational women in Centenary year
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/07/01/university-celebrates-inspirational-women-in-centenary-year/
Women from the University of Leicester who have been an inspiration to their colleagues have been honoured in a special photographic display.