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Space data to drive economic and business growth in the East Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/space-data-to-drive-economic-and-business-growth-in-the-east-midlands
A space technologies centre of excellence based at our University has won funding for two years to bring hi-tech know-how for the benefit of businesses in the region.
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University of Leicester named as one of the world’s most sustainable universities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/17-worlds-most-sustainable-university-ui-greenmetric
UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2018 places the University of Leicester 35th in the world and 9th in the UK for sustainability.
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Government delegation visit to Leicester shapes University's Thailand partnership
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/government-delegation-leicester-university-thailand-partnership
The University of Leicester’s growing relationship with Thailand took another key step forward when it received a government delegation from the Southeast Asian country.
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Sophie Dale-Black
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/council/membership/sophie-dale-black
Dr Sophie Dale-Black is a scientifically trained and commercially driven consultant, adviser and non-executive through her business SDBInnovation, which focuses on the success of science and innovation led businesses across the UK.
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Olive Banks (1923-2006)
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women/olive-banks
“Any attempt to raise feminist arguments was met with indifference if not outright hostility, and the paucity of women academics in general increased my feeling of isolation.
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Leicester championed as UK’s top recruiter to RECOVERY trial
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/recovery-trial
The Leicester COVID-19 research team, made up of researchers and clinicians from the University of Leicester and Leicester’s Hospitals, were championed at the daily Number 10 press conference on Tuesday 16 June, as being the top recruiter to the national RECOVERY trial.
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Change makers of the future launch Go Green Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/10-go-green-week
From 10–14 February 2020, the University of Leicester will be hosting Go Green Week, an annual campaign to raise awareness of the importance of sustainability and encourage positive change among students and staff.
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Dr Suzie Imber appears on BBCs The One Show discussing success in Astronauts programme and Universitys involvement in upcoming BepiColombo mission to Mercury
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/dr-suzie-imber-appears-on-bbc2019s-the-one-show-discussing-success-in-2018astronauts2019-programme-and-university2019s-involvement-in-upcoming-bepicolombo-mission-to-mercury
Dr Suzie Imber (pictured) from our Department of Physics and Astronomy, who recently won BBC Two’s ‘Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?’, has discussed her experience taking part in the competition on BBC’s The One Show (8 November).
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Project activities
https://le.ac.uk/crossing-boundaries/project-activities
Learn about the project activities involved and learn more about the collaboration.
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Spend a year abroad
https://le.ac.uk/history/study/undergraduate/year-abroad
History at the University of Leicester participates in two types of exchange schemes: the first is based on a network of European universities (the ERASMUS scheme), the second involves links with universities in Australia and also the United States (the Study Abroad scheme).