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BBC drama novelist residency set to inspire English students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/kit-de-waal
Kit also had a message for existing and potential English students at the University. She said: “I hope I’m an inspiration to anyone who feels they may not belong, may not have what it takes, may not fit in. You do, and at the University of Leicester, I hope we can show you how.
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Clearing was a fresh page in English student Eloise’s plans
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/clearing-fresh-page-english-student-eloise-plans
When her A Level results didn’t turn out how she’d hoped, Eloise Adams decided it was time to start a fresh page in her future plans.
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Two Leicester archaeologists win prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/leverhulme-prize
Two academics from the University of Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History have each been awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize.
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Leicester alumnus Nick won’t rule out third Paralympic Games dream
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/paralympics
University of Leicester alumnus Nick Cummins MBE hasn’t ruled out competing for Team GB for a third Paralympic Games following a tough end to Paris 2024.
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Conversations with… Prof. Richard Alexander
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/12/13/conversations-with-prof-richard-alexander/
Conversations with... Prof. Richard Alexander
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Leicester academic to provide top-level expert forensic advice
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/leicester-academic-to-provide-top-level-expert-forensic-advice
Professor Mark Jobling, of the Department of Genetics & Genome Biology, has been appointed as one of seven new members of the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group (BFEG; https://www.gov.
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Leicestershire education project presented with Platinum Jubilee award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/pathways-jubilee
Now, the Leicestershire Pathways partnership has been presented with a Community and Business Award in celebration of Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire, Mike Kapur.
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Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys is the god of forensic science says bestselling crime author in new video
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/patricia-cornwell-describes-impact-inventor-of-genetic-fingerprinting-has-had-on-her-career
Bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell has paid tribute to the University of Leicester Professor who invented the technique of genetic fingerprinting during her visit to De Montfort Hall in Leicester to give a talk as part of the University Literary Leicester festival...
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Leicester in the running for hat-trick of student-centered awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/leicester-in-the-running-for-hat-trick-of-student-centered-awards
The University of Leicester has been shortlisted in three prestigious award categories based on student opinion.
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Vacation placements
https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/careers/vacation-placements
A number of our students have been fortunate enough to gain from vacation placements while at Leicester.