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How we’ve answered an urgent Government call for help in COVID-19 fight
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/03-call-for-help
Staff and postdoctoral students from the University’s College of Life Sciences have answered an urgent call to action from central Government.
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Leicester ranked a top 3 UK progressive city
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/top-3-city
Leicester has been named the UK’s third most progressive city for social and environmental issues, which is great news for the University of Leicester’s students and staff.
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Virtual exhibition finds students ‘more determined than ever’ as lockdown ends
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/images-of-research
The University of Leicester’s Doctoral College is set to reveal a selection of striking images in a virtual photography exhibition capturing the passion of its PhD students and Research Staff.
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GlobBiomass
https://le.ac.uk/clcr/research-projects/globbiomass
The GlobBiomass project is to better characterize and to reduce uncertainties of forest above ground biomass estimates by developing innovative synergistic mapping approaches.
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Expedition 342: Paleogene Newfoundland Sediment Drifts
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/expeditions/2011-12/newfoundland
June 2012 – August 2012 In June 2012, the JOIDES Resolution set sail to the North Atlantic Ocean south of Newfoundland, not far from where the RMS Titanic sank 100 years ago.
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New guidance for filmmakers on how to represent people with disabilities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/disabilities-in-media
A recent PhD from the University of Leicester has called on the film industry to better represent people with disabilities on the big screen.
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Student wellbeing campaign nominated for second national award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/student-wellbeing-campaign-nominated-for-second-national-award
Our Sport and Active Life team’s commitment to making a difference has been recognised at a national level with a British University & Colleges Sport (BUCS) award nomination for their Be the Influence campaign.
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Leicester scientists help to drive technological revolution in developing electric vehicles
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-scientists-help-to-drive-technological-revolution-in-developing-electric-vehicles
Two academics from our University are part of a consortium that has received over £9 million for a project that will determine the ways in which spent lithium batteries can be recycled.
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New University Ranking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/new-university-ranking
A ranking of world universities has placed Leicester in the UK top 20 and 226th in the world. The 2017 CWUR World University Ranking is the largest academic ranking of global universities.
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Winners of postgraduate presentation competition announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/winners-of-postgraduate-presentation-competition-announced
The two winners of a competition that challenged postgraduate students to present their research in just three minutes have been announced.