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Leicester professor elected fellow of prestigious Academy of Social Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-professor-teela-sanders-fellow-academy-social-science
A University of Leicester academic has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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Expert opinions cover Donald Trump South Africa British military Kurds and higher education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/expert-opinions-cover
In an article for The Conversation, Dr James Hamill from the School of History, Politics and International Relations discusses the current political climate in South Africa.
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Business leader joins University of Leicester network to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/business-leader-university-leicester-inspire-next-generation-entrepreneurs
A business leader who helps companies to grow has become the latest recruit to the University of Leicester’s Entrepreneur in Residence Network.
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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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Leicester Heroes event aims to recruit hundreds of new potential stem cell donors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-heroes-event-aims-to-recruit-hundreds-of-new-potential-stem-cell-donors
Our University has once again teamed up with The Rik Basra Leukaemia Campaign to host an event on Monday 30 October which aims to recruit hundreds of new potential donors to the Anthony Nolan stem cell register.
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Film shows ‘breathtaking’ emissions reductions during lockdown
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/07-air-quality-plots
r7tYw_-00PM 7_3sFlNW5s8 AOmWrlpnzyE|Timelapse satellite imagery from the University of Leicester reveals startling reductions in air pollution.
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Volcanoes, Tectonics and Mineral Resources
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/solid-earth/volcanoes
Volcanology research investigates the evolution of the Earth’s crust and its interrelationships with the mantle and atmosphere/ocean system.
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BHM 2020: We are black history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/bhm-2020-we-are-black-history
The month-long celebrations will be used as a springboard to launch a longer-term campaign led by the University to celebrate Black history and culture throughout the year.
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The Activist Museum Award 2025
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/activist-museum-award
The Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG), in the School of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, is delighted to announce the second round of the Activist Museum Award.
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Orton memoir to have Leicester launch at literary festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/orton-memoir-to-have-leicester-launch-at-literary-festival
Our University is to host the Leicester launch of a new memoir by Leonie Orton, the sister of playwright Joe Orton whose archive is housed at the University.