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President and ViceChancellor discusses challenging situation for research funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/president-and-vice-chancellor-discusses-challenging-situation-for-research-funding
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has highlighted the UK’s low investment in science as he spoke at the Association for Research Managers and Administrators annual conference this week.
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Food and drink
https://le.ac.uk/food-drink
Find out more about food and drink at Leicester, including our outlets, UPAY Rewards and our sustainability.
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Pioneering vascular research receives major boost from the British Heart Foundation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/professor-bown
The British Heart Foundation has awarded nearly £900,000 to a University of Leicester professor to continue his pioneering heart valve research.
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Exciting Autumn programme launched at Attenborough Arts Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/attenborough-arts-centre-autumn-programme-leicester
Attenborough Arts Centre’s new autumn season features a range of thought-provoking exhibitions, performances, and artist-led creative courses and workshops, together delivering on the organisation’s mission of ‘Art For All’.
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Scientists investigate bumblebee decline due to particulate pollutant exposure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/bees-gut-microbiome-pollution
By studying bumblebee exposure to particulate air pollutants scientists at the University of Leicester have determined that the diversity and behaviour of the bee gut microbial community is altered when exposed to black carbon found in air pollution, disrupting the beneficial...
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Classics from my Childhood, a Literary Leicester Event
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2026/05/01/classics-from-my-childhood-a-literary-leicester-event/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library and Learning Services on May 1, 2026 Guest post written by Alyssa Walker (BA Ancient History and History), as part of a student placement hosted by Archives & Special Collections for the 2nd year History module, ‘Working with History: The...
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Reindeer ice rink and giant interactive snow globe to kick off the festive season on campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/reindeer-ice-rink-and-giant-interactive-snow-globe-to-kick-off-the-festive-season-on-campus
On Thursday 1 and Friday 2 December, the centre of campus will be transformed into a winter wonderland complete with ice rink, real reindeer and Christmas market.
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Expert opinion Juno space mission special
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/expert-opinion-juno-space-mission-special
NASA's Juno spacecraft is due to arrive at Jupiter on 4 July and Jupiter Orbital Insertion (JOI) begins at 8:18 p.m. PDT (4:18am BST on 5 July).
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Geology Masters graduate celebrates success
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/geology-masters-graduate-celebrates-success
Geology Master's graduate Rebecca Strachan has excelled during her studies by being awarded with three international awards.
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Prestigious Fellowship awarded to Leicester Mathematician
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/prestigious-fellowship-awarded-to-leicester-mathematician
Dr Sibylle Schroll from our Department of Mathematics has been awarded a prestigious £1 million Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Early Career Fellowship to realise her ambitious research program on 'Graphs in Representation Theory'.