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Explore University of Leicester’s distinctive buildings and Sue Townsend treasures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/heritage-day
The public will have the chance to examine treasures from the Sue Townsend archive and explore the University of Leicester’s characterful buildings on Saturday 14 September.
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Primary school pupils graduate before University of Leicester students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/intouniversity-graduation
Primary school children stole a march on University of Leicester students after graduating from the institution at the age of just 10 and 11.
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University of Leicester gives entrepreneurial graduate Anuj the space to expand his start-up
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/anuj-ashar
An entrepreneur who founded a tech start-up while still a student at the University of Leicester has relocated the award-winning business to his old campus.
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Leicester expands international offer for student placements
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/turing-scheme
Leicester students will be offered even more global opportunities to enhance their studies in the next academic year, funded by a major UK Government project.
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Final poppy wreaths laid at Rutland war memorials for Poppy Pilgrimage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/rutland-poppy
Poppy wreaths laid by the University at three war memorials in Rutland.
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Rotting fish help solve mystery of how soft tissue fossils form
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/fish-ph-fossils
One of the finest examples of such fossils includes a Cretaceous-era octopus of the extinct genus Keuppia unearthed in Lebanon, estimated to be at least 94 million years old. Sarah Gabbott is a Professor of Palaeobiology and co-author of the paper.
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Leicester City Science Stars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/leicester-city-science-stars
Ever wondered what would happen when a group of football professionals, an astronaut in training and 30 children are in one room? Last week more than 30 primary school children explored what it would take to become an astronaut and learned how to build their own rockets...
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Intimidation, slurs and threats – study uncovers racism in rural England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/intimidation-slurs-threats-study-racism-rural-england
A study into racism in rural England has found many minority ethnic individuals and families feel the countryside is an unwelcoming and unsafe place to visit.
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Drop In Sessions/Online Q&A and placement sessions
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/events/drop-in-sessions
Languages at Leicester run a series of on-campus (face-to-face) drop-in sessions and online Q&A and placement sessions
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Ulrika Maude: Samuel Beckett and Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/arts/news/events/ulrika-maude
Find out more about a free online event celebrating the publication of Ulrika Maude's book 'Samuel Beckett and Medicine', published by Cambridge University Press in 2025.