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• Bake a 19th century mince pie with this old-time Christmas recipe

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/bake-a-19th-century-mince-pie-with-this-old-time-christmas-recipe

  ‘Shred pies’, or mince pies as they are more commonly known, are a popular festive treat at Christmas time, having been consumed for centuries during the winter months.

• Sir David Samworth

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/sir-david-samworth

  The University has learned, with regret, of the death of local businessman Sir David Samworth, Honorary Graduate and generous donor. Born in Birmingham, David Samworth was educated at Uppingham School in Rutland.

• Study uses bacteriophages to treat livestock as an alternative to antibiotics

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/study-uses-bacteriophages-to-treat-livestock-as-an-alternative-to-antibiotics

  A new study has looked into using bacteriophages as an alternative to antibiotics to treat common infections in livestock.

• How Twitter users can work together to defuse social tensions

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/how-twitter-users-can-work-together-to-defuse-social-tensions

  A report co-authored by Dr Paul Reilly (pictured) from the Department of Media and Communication has found that social media sites such as Twitter can be useful in keeping the peace and defusing tensions during times of social unrest.

• Space Park Leicester and NCEO launches Earth image competition in celebration of COP28

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/spl-image-competition

  In celebration of COP28, Space Park Leicester in collaboration with the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) is hosting a competition open to Earth observation (EO) scientists and those working with EO data from around the UK.

• Governance

  https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance

  Find out about the governance structure of the University of Leicester, with information on the President and Vice-Chancellor’s Office, the Registrar’s Office and more.

• Report shows rate of stillbirths and neonatal deaths decreased in 2023 but persistent inequalities remain

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/perinatal-loss-infancy-death-leicester

  The MBRRACE-UK collaboration, jointly led by Oxford Population Health’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit and the University of Leicester’s TIMMS research group, has today published a ‘State of the Nation’ report on perinatal deaths of babies born in the UK in 2023.

• Students and staff express their delight at meeting The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/29-student-staff-delight-meeting-duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge

  Students discuss their experiences of meeting Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

• Postgraduate programme specification content for 'with industry' programme variants (for students commencing study in 2025/26 onwards)

  https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/courses/industry-2025-26

  This page details the University’s standard specification for the Postgraduate Taught (PGT) ‘with industry’ component of PGT ‘with industry’ programme variants, for students commencing studies in 2025/26 onwards.

• Highest recognition from the National Crime Agency for intelligence expert

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/highest-recognition-from-the-national-crime-agency-for-intelligence-expert

  A fascination with the inner workings of the intelligence services has led to one of our academics receiving the highest recognition of the National Crime Agency - the Director General's Commendation.