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National Rehabilitation Centre opens
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/national-rehabilitation-centre-leicester-defence
The country’s first NHS National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), which aims to transform national and international research and innovation for specialist rehabilitation, is preparing to open its doors to its first patients
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Green light for Freemen's Common Student Village
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/04-freemens-common-student-village
Leicester City Council’s Planning Committee approved plans yesterday for the new Freemen’s Common Student Village at the University of Leicester.
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Leicester Diabetes Centre gets global recognition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/leicester-diabetes-centre-gets-global-recognition
The Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) has been named an ‘International Centre of Excellence’ and an ‘International Centre of Education’ by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
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Ruth David (1929-2020)
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/ruth-david
Ruth’s last visit to the University of Leicester, 26 November 2019.|The David Wilson Library holds copies of Ruth's memoirs, A Child of Her Time, and of Lifelines, a volume of letters she and her parents exchanged before they were deported to Auschwitz.
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Public invited to have their say on Universitys development plans
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/public-invited-to-have-say-on-universitys-development-plans
Earlier in October, our University announced a transformative £500 million programme of investment that will improve student and academic facilities as well as public spaces over the next decade.
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School of Arts, Media, and Communication
https://le.ac.uk/arts
The School of Arts at the University of Leicester comprises English, Modern Languages and History of Art and Film and is part of the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.
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Exceeding expectations Leicester shortlisted for more awards for Richard III discovery research and reinterment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/exceeding-expectations-leicester-shortlisted-for-more-awards-for-richard-iii-discovery-research-and-reinterment
Today is the anniversary of the announcement by the University of Leicester that it had discovered the mortal remains of Richard III – described by The Guardian as The most extraordinary press conference ever held at any UK university.
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Leicester wins CASE Circle of Excellence silver award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-wins-case-circle-of-excellence-silver-award
The University has won a CASE Circle of Excellence silver award for its 'We are HeForShe' video which pledges its commitment to the U.N. Women's solidarity movement for gender equality.
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Sporting sensation set for 2016 European Athletics Championships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/sporting-sensation-set-for-2016-european-athletics-championships
An undergraduate student at our University has been selected for the Great Britain 100 metre hurdling team which is headed to Amsterdam in July for the 2016 European Athletics Championships.
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Obituary: Vikki Orvice
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/07-vikki-orvice-obituary
Vikki Orvice| The University is saddened to hear that alumna Vikki Orvice has passed away at the age of 56. Vikki studied a BA English and graduated in 1984.