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Schools are key to raising aspirations for next generation of doctors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/schools-are-key-to-raising-aspirations-for-next-generation-of-doctors
Teachers and careers advisers are key to improving access to the medical profession for young people in some of the country’s most socially disadvantaged areas – but universities must reach out to give them the support that they need, says the new Head of our Medical School.
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Leicester’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Nishan Canagarajah appointed Chair of Trustees for The Conversation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/conversation
University of Leicester President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nishan Canagarajah, has been appointed Chair to the UK Board of Trustees to independent media network The Conversation. Professor Canagarajah previously joined the board in May 2020.
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Study reveals Congo swamps as the worlds largest tropical peatland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/study-reveals-congo-swamps-as-the-world2019s-largest-tropical-peatland
A vast peatland in the Congo Basin has been mapped for the first time, revealing it to be largest in the tropics.
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Landmark Poetry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/landmark-poetry
On Wednesday 9 May, celebrated writer and broadcaster Lemn Sissay MBE will be discussing Landmark Poetry at the University of Leicester’s 7th Annual Creative Writing Lecture. Lemn Sissay is the author of several books of poetry alongside articles, records, public art, and plays.
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Academics and Leicester sports coaches team up in ERASMUS research project on ethics code for grassroots sport across Europe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/academics-and-leicester-sports-coaches-team-up-in-erasmus-research-project-on-ethics-code-for-grassroots-sport-across-europe
Leicester City Football Club led the way in professional football excellence in England in 2016, but now the public focus has shifted once more to football's problems – the depressing hooliganism stories from Euro 2016.
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University volunteers plant thousands of bulbs at Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/botanic-garden-crocus-plant-nick-bailey
Green fingered volunteers are helping to plant 80,000 crocus bulbs in Leicester’s Botanic Garden this week
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Safeguarding policy statement
https://le.ac.uk/chaplaincy/safeguarding
View the University of Leicester's Chaplaincy teams safeguarding policy statement.
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New physiotherapy clinic is lasting legacy to well-loved member of staff
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/jo-williams-clinic
The family of Jo Williams, whose name is behind a new physiotherapy clinic at the University of Leicester, have said how moved they are by the lasting legacy
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Music Scholarship
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/fees-funding/scholarships-discounts/alumni-music
Our Alumni Music Scholarship is an award of £500 for undergraduate or postgraduate students who play any instrument or sing.
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Big Data and People Analytics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mn3161
Module code: MN3161 Discover how to harness the power of data to drive organisational performance and shape a better workplace. This module equips you to become a strategic partner in any business.