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Leicester’s free legal advice clinic receives Home Office funding to help Windrush victims
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/windrush-compensation-scheme-free-legal-advice-clinic
The University of Leicester's free Legal Advice Clinic has been awarded £40,000 by the Home Office as part of the Windrush Compensation Advocacy Support Fund.
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Monira named Volunteer of the Year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/monira-named-volunteer-of-the-year2019
Monira Mubaarak, a second year Psychology undergraduate student, has been presented with the Frank May Cup after being named the ‘Volunteer of the Year’.
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Study transforming diabetes care with culturally tailored support for African and Caribbean communities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/heald
A healthy eating and physical activity programme created with, and for, people of African and Caribbean heritage living with type 2 diabetes in London is now seeking volunteers to test its effectiveness around the UK
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University of Leicester hosts event to encourage businesses to take on ex-Forces staff
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/university-leicester-event-businesses-ex-forces-staff
East Midlands business leaders discovered how Forces veterans and reservists can benefit their organisations at an event held by the University of Leicester.
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University of Leicester’s herbarium collection joins project to unlock millions of biological records for climate research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/university-leicester-herbarium-collection-biological-records-climate-research
The University of Leicester has joined a major new partnership to digitise over 1.1 million natural history specimens, including 50,000 specimens held by Leicester’s Herbarium, creating a step-change in how researchers and conservationists access vital biodiversity data.
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Social justice experts
https://le.ac.uk/research/social-justice/experts
The University of Leicester's research experts tackle social justice and inclusion issues across the globe.
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Winter 2020 newsletter
https://le.ac.uk/cls/study/patient-carer-group/newsletters/winter-2020
The October edition of the newsletter stated that we continue to sail into uncharted waters but at last our destination appears just visible on the horizon.
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Award nomination for Centre for Medicines sustainability credentials
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/award-nomination-for-centre-for-medicine2019s-sustainability-credentials
The University’s landmark Centre for Medicine building is one of three projects shortlisted for the ProCon Leicestershire Awards Sustainable Development of the Year Award 2016.
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Another award for Centre for Medicines sustainability credentials
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/another-award-for-centre-for-medicine2019s-sustainability-credentials
Our landmark Centre for Medicine building has won the ProCon Leicestershire Awards Sustainable Development of the Year Award 2016.
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Conservation quest to identify Leicesters wildlife and protect wild hedgehogs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/conservation-quest-to-identify-wildlife-ranging-from-bats-to-butterflies
Staff and students will be embarking on a quest - along with eager members of the public - to identify a wide range of wildlife in Leicestershire as part of Leicester’s annual wildlife survey from Friday 12 May, as Bioblitz returns for its eighth year.