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Acclaimed musical son of Leicester puts University honour at the very top of his long list of awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/acclaimed-musical-son-leicester-university-honour-top-list-awards
A distinguished baritone and proud son of Leicester says an honour from his hometown university comes top of his long list of award wins.
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Achievements
https://le.ac.uk/lcrc/research/achievements
Each of our research themes contribute to our specialist translational research programmes which leave a lasting legacy for patient benefit.
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Wellcome boost for structural biologists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/wellcome-trust-awards
Leicester researchers studying our molecular machinery have been awarded £3.89 million in research funding by the Wellcome Trust.
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Leicester health researchers receive NIHR Senior Investigator status
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/nihr-senior-investigators
A pair of Leicester health researchers have been awarded prestigious NIHR Senior Investigator awards to advance their work in emergency medicine and rehabilitation.
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DNA analysis
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/genetics/dna-analysis
Simply extracting the DNA from the remains wouldn’t tell us the identity of the individual. It requires comparing DNA from the skeletal remains with that of known relatives.
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Leicester geologist contributes to major project examining the technosphere
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/leicester-geologist-contributes-to-major-project-examining-the-2018technosphere2019
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz from our Department of Geology is working with artist Anne-Sophie Milon on a new project examining the ‘technosphere’ and what impact it will leave behind on the planet’s fossil record.
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Refund policy
https://le.ac.uk/policies/fees-funding/leaving/refunds
Refunds of overpayments If the University receives tuition fee payments above the total tuition fee charged a refund will be processed unless the overpayment is due to a period of suspense.
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Distance learning courses
https://le.ac.uk/politics/study/distance-learning
Find out more about the distance learning taught postgraduate degrees available in Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester, and our PhD via Distance Learning.
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Academics and Leicester sports coaches team up in ERASMUS research project on ethics code for grassroots sport across Europe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/academics-and-leicester-sports-coaches-team-up-in-erasmus-research-project-on-ethics-code-for-grassroots-sport-across-europe
Leicester City Football Club led the way in professional football excellence in England in 2016, but now the public focus has shifted once more to football's problems – the depressing hooliganism stories from Euro 2016.
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Nick Standen
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/nick-standen
Noel Davies and Ian Forsythe write: Nick Standen, Professor of Physiology at the University of Leicester, died after a long illness on 2 April 2020 (born 8 December 1949).