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Venice comes to Attenborough Arts Centre with Shape Arts’ landmark exhibition about the Disability Arts Movement
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/crip-arte-spazio
The exhibition celebrates the Disability Arts Movement which contributed to changes in UK law.
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Monkey to Man: The Evolution of the March of Progress Image out now
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/monkey-to-man
One of the most iconic depictions of evolution, the “march of progress”, will be explored for the first time in a new book by a University of Leicester academic.
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50th anniversary of special stamps celebrates iconic East of England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/50th-anniversary-of-special-stamps-celebrates-iconic-east-of-england
The East of England’s most iconic people and places will be celebrated in the activities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Special Stamps programme.
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Winner of Leicester competition to receive photograph from space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/winner-of-leicester-competition-to-receive-photograph-from-space
Children around the UK are invited to enter a competition organised by the University's National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), the UK’s leading research centre for studying our planet using observations from satellites in space, to win a large photograph of Earth...
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Stroke patients’ survival odds could improve thanks to brain bleed research funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/stroke-lectureship
The survival chances of stroke patients suffering brain bleeding could be boosted thanks to new research funding secured by the University of Leicester.
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Vice-Chancellor speaks out on gender inequality in universities at international conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/vice-chancellor-speaks-out-on-gender-inequality-in-universities-at-international-conference
Our President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has addressed the issue of gender inequality in universities at an international conference in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Hollywood actress addresses aortic dissection conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/13-aortic-dissection
On Thursday 19 September, the University of Leicester plays host to the fourth annual Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK, an invitation-only event for aortic dissection patients, relatives and selected healthcare professionals.
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Pioneering study identifies over 100 genes linked to thyroid hormone levels
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/thyroid
A new study has identified over 100 genes linked to thyroid hormone levels, shedding light on the causes of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism (underactive and overactive thyroid).
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Leicester universities urging students to call out harassment in new campaign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/youre-right
Universities in Leicester are giving students the confidence to tackle harassment towards women as part of a new campaign.
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Accessible accommodation
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/accommodation/room-types/accessible-accommodation
The University of Leicester is committed to providing accommodation to suit everyone’s needs and have accessible accommodation at all our sites.