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• Crosscultural dialogue around themes of home belonging and refuge at Journeys in Translation event

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/cross-cultural-dialogue-around-themes-of-home-belonging-and-refuge-at-2018journeys-in-translation2019-event

  On Thursday 23 November, an event hosted by the Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies (LeCTIS) will explore the unifying aspects of poetry and translation.

• Long-term exposure to traffic noise may lead to weight gain

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/traffic-noise-weight-gain

  A new study by the University of Leicester and the University of Oxford has found a connection between increased traffic noise and obesity.

• Tequila: Pulque’s Friend, Cousin, Usurper?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/09/01/tequila-pulques-friend-cousin-usurper/

  Deborah Toner discusses the relationship and rivalry between pulque and tequila in Mexican history, and summarises a recently published book by Marie Sarita Gaytan, Tequila: Distilling the Spirit of Mexico (Stanford University Press, 2014)

• Student gospel choir to give pop-up concert at Leicester’s John Lewis for Black History Month

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/student-gospel-choir-concert-john-lewis-black-history-month

  A student gospel choir will entertain John Lewis shoppers as part of the University of Leicester’s Black History Month celebrations.

• Knowing where to look

  https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/knowing-where-to-look

  Whilst nothing of the friary remains above ground today, its site has never actually been lost, despite one early map of Leicester, the 1610 Speed map, getting its location wrong.

• Scholarships and discounts

  https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/fees-funding/scholarships-discounts

  We are committed to attracting the brightest and best postgraduate students to Leicester regardless of background. Find out about our scholarships and discounts.

• Work Opportunities

  https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/study/undergraduate/work-opportunities

  Page describing opportunities for undergraduate chemists to gain paid research experience during their degree studies.

• Employment Law LLM, PGDip, by distance learning

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/employment-law-llm-dl/2026

  This is for you if...you want to develop your professional knowledge and skills in the practice of employment law and the management of employment relationships.

• Support for Canadian students

  https://le.ac.uk/law/study/undergraduate/international/canadian-applicants/support

  Support for Canadian law students at the University of Leicester is second-to-none amongst UK universities.

• Staff projects

  https://le.ac.uk/stanley-burton/research/projects/staff-projects

  Take a look at projects being undertaken by staff at the University of Leicester's Stanley Burton Centre for Holocause and Genocide Studies.