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Primary school pupils graduate before University of Leicester students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/intouniversity-graduation
Primary school children stole a march on University of Leicester students after graduating from the institution at the age of just 10 and 11.
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University of Leicester gives entrepreneurial graduate Anuj the space to expand his start-up
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/anuj-ashar
An entrepreneur who founded a tech start-up while still a student at the University of Leicester has relocated the award-winning business to his old campus.
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Webb Fellowship awarded for the study of giant planets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/webb-fellow
An early-career planetary scientist has been awarded the third-ever Webb Fellowship and will study the atmospheres of giant planets using the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Leicester expands international offer for student placements
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/turing-scheme
Leicester students will be offered even more global opportunities to enhance their studies in the next academic year, funded by a major UK Government project.
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii
The University of Leicester joins the nation in mourning the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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Nuclear expert cautions against unfamiliar new nuclear age
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/nuclear-technologies
High-tech advances in weapons technologies and a return of ‘great power nuclear politics’, risk the world ‘sleepwalking’ into a nuclear age vastly different from the established order of the Cold War, according to new research undertaken at the University of Leicester.
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Rotting fish help solve mystery of how soft tissue fossils form
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/fish-ph-fossils
One of the finest examples of such fossils includes a Cretaceous-era octopus of the extinct genus Keuppia unearthed in Lebanon, estimated to be at least 94 million years old. Sarah Gabbott is a Professor of Palaeobiology and co-author of the paper.
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Turning crises into a Drama
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/turning-crises-into-a-drama
Students swapped their pens and laptops for the stage in order to enhance their learning experience as they study financial crises at Leicester.
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Intimidation, slurs and threats – study uncovers racism in rural England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/intimidation-slurs-threats-study-racism-rural-england
A study into racism in rural England has found many minority ethnic individuals and families feel the countryside is an unwelcoming and unsafe place to visit.
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Field trips
https://le.ac.uk/geography/study/undergraduate/field-trips
Fieldwork is integral to any Geography degree. In the field you'll develop new skills and apply learning from the classroom to real-world problems.