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Leicestershire’s Universities are working together for a greener future
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/leicestershire-universities-working-together-greener-future
As the UK gears up for Big Green Week this June, Leicestershire’s universities - University of Leicester, De Montfort University (DMU), and Loughborough University - are proving that collaboration is key in tackling climate change.
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Careers and employability
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/study/postgraduate/careers-employability
A postgraduate qualification from the University of Leicester School of Business is an investment in your future.
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Medicine offers weight-loss hope for patients with type-2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/surpass-2
New research by academics at the University of Leicester published today (Friday) has given fresh hope to patients with type-2 diabetes, after Eli Lilly and Company’s SURPASS-2 clinical trial showed that 60% of patients achieved a 10% percent or greater weight loss with 15 mg...
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University of Leicester deepens Smithsonian Institution partnership
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/university-leicester-deepens-smithsonian-institution-partnership
The University of Leicester’s Institute for Digital Culture has renewed its long-standing partnership with the Smithsonian Institution.
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Space Park Leicester expert called to UN Space Affairs meeting
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/space-park-leicester-united-nations-presentation
A leading expert from Space Park Leicester, the University of Leicester’s pioneering space research, innovation and teaching cluster, has been invited to deliver “world-leading” research to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.
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€1.5 million award to study birth of planets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/erc-starter-grant
Leicester astrophysics research which seeks to answer fundamental questions about the formation of planets has been awarded a major funding boost by the European Research Council (ERC).
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PGR Careers blog University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2014/05/19/pgr-career-blog/
PGR Careers blog from the University of Leicester
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Astronomers look ahead to first light from JWST
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/jwst-time-allocation
• Professor Nial Tanvir and Dr Rhaana Starling are co-investigators (co-Is) of a programme which will use spectroscopy to map the distribution of elements formed by gamma-ray bursts.
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What can we expect from the 2024 general election?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/election
Professor Paul Baines, political marketing expert from the University of Leicester, gives his take on the upcoming general election.
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Lessons learned from Leicester's lockdown
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/leicester-lockdown-lessons-learned
2000|External engagement Universities do not exist in bubbles. We live in local ecosystems and it is essential for the benefit of the institution and the wider community to develop meaningful partnerships and work collaboratively for the public good.