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Leicester experts uncover secrets of healthy ageing from the world’s oldest person
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/healthy-ageing-leicester-genome-maria
Leicester scientists have helped study the genetics and lifestyle factors that enabled María Branyas Morera, officially the oldest person in the world until she died last year, to reach 117 years old
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UK to tackle danger of the solar wind and find new Earth-like planets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/08-solar-wind-smile-plato
New national space funding worth £7 million will ensure UK scientists play a leading role in a new space weather mission, the Science Minister Chris Skidmore announced on the first day of British Science Week (8 March).
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University’s heritage and archaeological teams to appear at Leicester’s Roman festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-old-town-festival-roman
Students and staff from the University of Leicester will be behind a range of activities planned for Leicester’s Old Town Festival: Roman Edition.
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Art and America
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ha2026
Module code: HA2026 This module will afford an opportunity for students to explore ways in which artworks have been affected by being produced in and about America.
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Winter Wonderland
https://le.ac.uk/winter-wonderland
Winter Wonderland festivities for our students and staff to celebrate the season
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Paralympic Gold for Leicester sports scholar
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/nick-cummins-paralympics-gold
University of Leicester History PhD student and sports scholar Nick Cummins has won Gold as part of Great Britain’s Wheelchair Rugby squad at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
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Joe Orton tribute wins national arts award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/joe-orton-tribute-wins-national-arts-award
It was a night of recognition for the arts in Leicester at the 2018 Saboteur Awards. The Saboteur Awards, which are in their eighth year, took place on Saturday 19 May. The awards shine a light on and celebrate experimental work in the arts sector.
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Students have their say on living in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/23-graduate-retention
Student voice event Student voice event|More than 100 university students have been giving their views on living in Leicester as part of the city’s first Leicester Student Voice event.
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James Webb Space Telescope’s coolest instrument captures Large Magellanic Cloud
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/04/28/james-webb-space-telescopes-coolest-instrument-captures-large-magellanic-cloud/
The UK’s main contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), has now opened its eye to the sky.
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NHS innovation award for truck driver scheme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/14-innovation-award-for-truck-driver-scheme
Leicester Diabetes Centre project helping truckers lead healthier lives has been shortlisted for an NHS innovation award