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Welcome to Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/study/welcome
Essential information and support for new students joining the University of Leicester - checklists, events, and settling in guidance.
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Learn to speak Student
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/teaching-learning/glossary
A university is a self-contained little world with its own language and jargon, which you will pick up during your time here. Use this page to get up to speed with some of the essentials.
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Online postgraduate event
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/open-days
Discover how a Master's degree can support your career. Book your place for this postgraduate event with the University of Leicester – a top 25 UK university (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026).
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Contents insurance
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/accommodation/life-in-halls/contents-insurance
Accommodation Services partner with Howden, the student insurance specialists, to cover your belongings when you're living with us. This is included in your accommodation fee.
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Your first weeks
https://le.ac.uk/study/welcome/first-weeks
Find out what you need to know for the first weeks once arriving at University. Including your induction, where to find your timetable, what apps to download, and regulations and specifications.
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Cerebral Autoregulation
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/research/imaging/chiasm/cerebral-autoregulation
Impaired regulation of cerebral blood flow is implicated in a number of clinical conditions, such as ischaemic stroke, severe head injury, liver failure, diabetes, autonomic nervous system failure, carotid artery disease, dementia, pre-eclampsia and neonatal prematurity.
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University cricketers highlight the need for blood donation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/university-cricketers-highlight-the-need-for-blood-donation
Players from the University of Leicester first and seconds cricket team and development squad dressed in their cricket whites to donate blood and help save and improve lives.
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Award-winning satellite ecosystem protection project developed by Leicester researchers showcased to Kenyan President
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/forest-alert
An award-winning satellite project developed by researchers at the University of Leicester with support from the National Centre for Earth Observation has been showcased as part President Kenyatta’s visit to London, where he marked the UK-Kenya partnership on climate change.
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Your arrival
https://le.ac.uk/study/welcome/your-arrival
Get ready to start enjoying everything the University and the city have to offer by making sure you’ve completed the final formalities.
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Timetable
https://le.ac.uk/study/welcome/first-weeks/timetable
Information on timetables for new students starting at the University of Leicester.