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Colourful plastics may lead to more microplastics: new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/microplastic-colours
Study led by University of Leicester concludes that colourants in plastic can affect the rate at which it breaks down and can lead to more harmful microplastics released into the environment
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The bottle of water: what does it mean to commodify a natural resource?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/bottle-of-water
Read the article "The bottle of water: what does it mean to commodify a natural resource?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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End of term message from the President and Vice-Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/end-term-message-from-president-vc
As we come to the end of term and, where possible, look forward to spending time with loved ones over the Christmas holidays, I wanted to write to thank you all for your support throughout 2020.
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Urban life
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/urban-life
Learn more about the collections about urban life in the East Midlands Oral History Archive.
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A change of scenery mankinds unprecedented transformation of Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/a-change-of-scenery-mankind2019s-unprecedented-transformation-of-earth
Human beings are pushing the planet in an entirely new direction with revolutionary implications for its life, a new study by researchers from the Department of Geology and published in The Anthropocene Review suggests.
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University of Leicester partners with Sir Thomas White Loans Charity to showcase entrepreneurial students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/sir-thomas-white-loans-charity-entrepreneurial-students-770
2026 Business Start-Up Competition will see Leicester students demonstrate their entrepreneurial skills and business ideas
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Clinical Sciences BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/clinical-sciences-bsc/2027
Combine the study of medical and clinical sciences with cutting-edge scientific methods and practice, and prepare for a career where you can make a difference - in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, academic research, or even as a doctor.
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Major investment in doctoral students to support next generation of researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/doctoral-funding
University of Leicester is a partner in two programmes to benefit from £500 million investment in postgraduate training nationally
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Empathy course aims to improve outcomes for patients and frontline healthcare practitioners
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/empathy
A UK team recognised internationally for its expertise in empathic healthcare has launched an innovative course designed to improve outcomes for patients and medical staff
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£500,000 awarded to create new Deep Space Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/deep-space-centre
A new centre dedicated to the exploration of deep space is to be built at the Space Park Leicester site, after the Wolfson Foundation awarded a £500,000 grant towards the project.