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Student awards and prizes
https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/student-awards
The University of Leicester Geology students have been very successful in winning prizes and awards for their scientific work. Our students travel worldwide to conferences and field areas, and are in the vanguard of many research areas. Read here about some recent successes.
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Space Park Leicester developing technology for ultra-clean mini-lab to potentially contain extra-terrestrial samples returned to Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/space-park-leicester-technology-ultra-clean-mini-lab-extra-terrestrial-samples
University of Leicester’s science and innovation park to lead on a European Space Agency project to build a Double-Walled Isolator (DWI) to support analysis of extra-terrestrial samples, to reduce the risk of cross contamination on Earth
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What is commercial cider
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/09/23/what-is-commercial-cider/
Commercial is not equated with money
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University holds series of public events to mark Leicester’s migration history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/leicester-migration-events
The University of Leicester is working in conjunction with partners to hold five public events on the recent history of migration to the city.
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International Honour for Outstanding Scholarship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/international-honour-for-outstanding-scholarship
A Visiting Professor at our University's School of Archaeology and Ancient History is being honoured for his outstanding work. The American Numismatic Society (ANS) awards its 2017 Archer M.
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Space training programme for Chinese students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/space-training-programme-for-chinese-students
This month, the University is welcoming a large delegation of engineering undergraduates from Beihang University in Beijing who will undertake a bespoke space training programme.
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Senate regulation 6: Regulations governing taught postgraduate programmes of study: Award (6.74-6.94)
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-6/sr6-part-6-award
Learn more about awards regulations in Senate Regulation 6.
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Senate regulation 6: Regulations governing taught postgraduate programmes of study: Progression (6.21-6.30)
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-6/sr6-previous-version/sr6-previous-part-2
This version of Senate Regulation 6 applies to students who started their course before 1 August 2025. If you started your course on or after 1 August 2025, please refer to the current version of Senate Regulation 6. Re-assessment 6.21 Where a student fails to achieve the 50.
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Senate regulation 6: Regulations governing taught postgraduate programmes of study: Award (6.31-6.42)
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-6/sr6-previous-version/sr6-previous-part-3
This version of Senate Regulation 6 applies to students who started their course before 1 August 2025. If you started your course on or after 1 August 2025, please refer to the current version of Senate Regulation 6. Criteria for and classification of awards 6.
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New DNA analysis helps bust 200-year-old royal conspiracy theory
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/kaspar-hauser
DNA analysis carried out at University of Leicester refutes the theory that Kaspar Hauser was a ‘lost prince’ of the House of Baden.