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Leicester universities urging students to call out harassment in new campaign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/youre-right
Universities in Leicester are giving students the confidence to tackle harassment towards women as part of a new campaign.
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Leicester alumni recognised in New Year Honours 2022
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/new-year-honours
Through their inspirational vision and dedication they have created an integrated community ecosystem comprising of a children’s centre, clinic, six early paediatric interventional care centres and a school.
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UKs first Life Sciences Opportunities Zone praised at ministerial visit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/the-uk2019s-first-life-sciences-opportunities-zone-praised-at-ministerial-visit
The Rt Hon Lord Henley, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) endorsed the UK’s first Life Sciences Opportunities Zone during a visit to Charnwood Campus on Friday 1 June.
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University response to UCU
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/open-letter-response
The University response to the open letter received from LUCU on 23 July 2020 regarding Addressing Anti-Casualisation and Precarity at the University of Leicester The University recognises the valuable contributions all our staff are making during this very difficult time.
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Open letter to parents and carers from our President and Vice-Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/parents-letter-from-vice-chancellor
An open letter concerning COVID-19 to parents and carers from President and Vice-Chancellor, Nishan Canagarajah.
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A successful first year for the Leicester Weekend
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/a-successful-first-year-for-the-leicester-weekend
The first Leicester Weekend took place from 17 - 19 June where over 500 alumni were welcomed back to the University of Leicester. The weekend commenced with The Legacy Guild’s Annual Afternoon Tea (pictured, left) which was held at Beaumont Hall on Friday 17 June.
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Academics and space industry leaders gather at Space Park Leicester to examine Nasa’s next flagship astronomy mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/habitable-worlds-observatory-event
Attendees at a workshop on NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory led by Professor Martin Barstow took part in discussions covering the background of HWO, UK activities to date, and interactive sessions aimed at generating valuable contributions.
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Inspirational student who twice battled sepsis receives First Class degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/inspirational-student-who-twice-battled-sepsis-receives-first-class-degree
One of our recent graduates Kishan Vithlani has twice overcome a potentially life-threatening sepsis infection and gone on to achieve a First Class Computer Science BSc. Kishan was born with a congenital heart condition, and had to have surgery twice as a child.
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Students called upon to help tackle gender and sexual violence on university campuses worldwide
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/students-called-upon-to-help-tackle-gender-and-sexual-violence-on-university-campuses-worldwide
Our University is harnessing the insight and experience of its students in a bid to stamp out sexual and gender-based violence on university campuses worldwide.
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Hitler’s anti-semitism to be explored in public lecture by leading historian
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/26-hitler-lecture
Author and historian Professor Sir Richard J Evans will visit the University of Leicester on Thursday 3 October to deliver the annual Aubrey Newman Lecture for the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.