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Gin: The only tonic to Brexit?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/12-gin-only-tonic-to-brexit
UK and EU flag sprayed onto broken concrete|University of Leicester and Burleighs Gin team up to present a delicious way to engage in Brexit debate. The seemingly endless debate on Brexit has become hard to stomach for many of the British public.
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University shortlisted for two Royal College of Midwives Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/royal-college-of-midwives-awards-shortlist
The University of Leicester has been shortlisted in two categories for the prestigious Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Awards 2026
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From English sparkling wine to digital protests in China
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/from-english-sparkling-wine-to-digital-protests-in-china
In the latest in a series of opinion pieces Drs Sarah Robinson and Elke Weik from the School of Management have written an article for the Management is Too Important Not to Debate blog discussing what makes English sparkling wine so special.
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Decoy protein injection could stop COVID-19
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/17-decoy-protein-covid-19
Coronavirus image Illustration of coronavirus|Decoy proteins that bind and trap the coronavirus to stop it infecting cells in our bodies are being developed by the University of Leicester.
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Leicester explores ‘our working lives’ as Festival of Social Science returns
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/festival-of-social-science-working-lives-leicester
Explore free events at the University of Leicester’s Festival of Social Science 2025, themed around ‘our working lives’.
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Can Santa Claus see your house from his sleigh?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/20-christmas-lights
Millions of children across the world will be looking up at the night sky on Christmas Eve to get a glimpse of Santa Claus and his reindeer – but what if he could see your house from the sky? Students at the University of Leicester may have found the answer, after calculating...
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Mandatory training
https://le.ac.uk/about/mandatory-training
Mandatory training is training that all colleagues must undertake because of its practical relevance to them as University employees/workers and as a key part of the University fulfilling its legal and/or compliance obligations.
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Researchers call for armchair astronomers to help find unknown hidden worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/zooniverse
Astronomers have launched a new online initiative, calling for volunteers to come forward and help to search for planets beyond our Solar System.
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Entrepreneurship and SMEs
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/finance-governance-and-enterprise/entrepreneurship-and-smes
The strength of the SME sector is often perceived as a barometer of a country's economic health.
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Differentiating High-Involvement Management from High-Performance Work Systems: Why it Matters for U
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2020/07/17/differentiating-high-involvement-management-from-high-performance-work-systems-and-why-it-matters-for-uk-productivity/
Posted by Chris Grocott in School of Business Blog on July 17, 2020 Professor Stephen Wood argues that focusing on management practices that involve workers in workplace decisions could be the answer to the UK’s productivity crisis.