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• Postgraduate researchers win prestigious policy internships

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/postgraduate-researchers-win-prestigious-policy-internships

  Two Leicester postgraduate researchers have been selected for prestigious internships that will see them assist with briefings to Parliament on science policy issues.

• A win-win for volunteering

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/a-win-win-for-volunteering

  Philip Grierson, Human Rights and Global Ethics Postgraduate in our Department of Politics and International Relations, has been presented with not one but two prestigious awards; the Frank May Volunteer of the Year and the Vice Chancellor’s Student of the Year Award at the...

• Leicester pays tribute to David Attenborough on his 90th birthday

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-pays-tribute-to-david-attenborough-on-his-90th-birthday

  The University is sending Sir David Attenborough a special birthday message on the eve of his milestone 90th birthday on Sunday 8 May.

• Research to improve welding process for manufacturing industries

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/16-welding-improvement

  Research to improve welding process for manufacturing industries abstract image of person welding|New research, led by the University of Leicester, will optimise the welding and additive and manufacturing process.

• Scientists investigate bumblebee decline due to particulate pollutant exposure

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/bees-gut-microbiome-pollution

  By studying bumblebee exposure to particulate air pollutants scientists at the University of Leicester have determined that the diversity and behaviour of the bee gut microbial community is altered when exposed to black carbon found in air pollution, disrupting the beneficial...

• Fewer GP appointments and the COVID lockdown have exacerbated declining continuity of care in English general practices

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/levene

  A lack of available appointments and the aftermath of the COVID pandemic have exacerbated declining continuity of care in General Practices across England say University of Leicester experts

• History at Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/history

  Studying for a History degree at the University of Leicester will enable you to learn from leading academics in the field, ensuring you undertake a course that is both challenging and rewarding, and which is taught in a vibrant and friendly environment.

• Network collaborators

  https://le.ac.uk/miv/network-collaborators

  The minimal surfaces project brought together researchers and students from five institutions around the world. Learn more about each researcher and institution.

• Policy and practice

  https://le.ac.uk/gem/policy

  We have a wide range of collaborations and contacts with local, national and international leaders in the field.

• Research aims to improve reading for older people

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/3-university-of-leicester-research-aims-to-improve-reading-for-older-people

  A University of Leicester project examining how the effects of ageing impact on our ability to read has received £200K funding