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Outgoing Chancellor Lord Willetts commends University of Leicester welcome
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/willetts
The University of Leicester’s outgoing Chancellor The Rt Hon Lord Willetts FRS has commended its long-held reputation of being welcome to all, as he passes the baton to his successor.
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New evidence traces herpes virus back almost 5,000 years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/herpes-genome
Researchers have mapped the genetic structure of the herpes virus and, for the first time, traced its European origin back almost 5,000 years.
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Research reveals human-driven changes to distinctive foraging patterns in North Pacific Ocean
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/albatross-foraging
Dr Eric Guiry is Lecturer in Biomolecular Archaeology at the University of Leicester and corresponding author for the study, which focused on two locations close to Yuquot, Canada, and compared findings to sites in the USA, Russia and Japan.
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University medics choose to stay local, boosting NHS workforce
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/medical-school-students-leicester
Two in every five newly qualified doctors graduating from the University of Leicester this year will begin their careers in the local NHS
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Star Wars 50 Years: Pasts, Presents, and Futures
https://le.ac.uk/media/research/star-wars-50-years
Join the Star Wars 50 Years academic conference in Leicester (May 2027). Submit papers on film, fandom, media, and culture by 1 November 2026.
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Innovative Medical course turns out first cohort of qualified doctors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/foundation-year
The first cohort of students from a medical course designed to help widen participation in Medicine is set to graduate this summer
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Medical group celebrates five-year milestone
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/student-medical-group-medrace-fifth-anniversary
A group set up to prevent and address racial harassment in medicine is celebrating its five-year anniversary
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Roman Leicester comes to life in city-wide family festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/roman-around-leicester-festival-family
Roman Around Leicester brings the city’s Roman past to life with free family activities, hands-on archaeology and creative workshops across Leicester’s Cultural Quarter.
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Researcher hopes to find new treatment for people with Cystic Fibrosis using phage therapy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/cystic-fibrosis-trust-bacteriophages-award-leicester
University of Leicester researcher Dr Jessica Lewis has been awarded part of a £1.3 million pot of funding to explore bacteriophage treatments for people with cystic fibrosis
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New Vice-Chancellor named
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/20-new-vice-chancellor-named
Professor Nishan Canagarajah Image of Professor Nishan Canagarajah|The University of Leicester is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Nishan Canagarajah as its next President and Vice-Chancellor with effect from Monday 4 November 2019.