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Leicester experts uncover secrets of healthy ageing from the world’s oldest person
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/healthy-ageing-leicester-genome-maria
Leicester scientists have helped study the genetics and lifestyle factors that enabled María Branyas Morera, officially the oldest person in the world until she died last year, to reach 117 years old
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Specific learning difficulties, disability, and long-term medical conditions
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-9/appendix-3/learning-difficulties
(3)9.56 Professional doctorate students are encouraged to notify the University if they have a specific learning difficulty, disability, or long-term medical condition that will or may have an effect on their academic performance or ability to meet the programme requirements.
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Funny bones Richard III genealogist crowned winner of comedy challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/funny-bones-richard-iii-genealogist-crowned-winner-of-comedy-challenge
Our very own Professor Kevin Schürer (pictured) has been crowned the winner of the 2016 Stand Up Challenge, held at Leicester Racecourse on Wednesday night.
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Family friendly free event to showcase the region’s heritage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/celebration-heritage-hub-leicester-event
A free family friendly event which puts the spotlight on the rich heritage of our city and region takes place at the University of Leicester on Saturday 22 March.
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Orphan Works
https://le.ac.uk/evelyn-waugh/get-involved/orphan-works
Find out more about Orphan Works and help us reunite lost works under the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project with the University of Leicester.
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Student shares life-changing conversation with Prince Harry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/student-shares-life-changing-conversation-with-prince-harry
In a recent interview with the CBC, English student Mercy has explained how Prince Harry played a role in her journey to self-acceptance as a young person living with the HIV virus.
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Expert panel examines changing attitudes towards the European Union
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/expert-panel-examines-changing-attitudes-towards-the-european-union
Dr Simona Guerra from our School of History, Politics and International Relations recently helped to organise an event as part of her current Visiting Fellowship position at the LSEE Research on South Eastern Europe (May-December 2017) examining changing attitudes towards...
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First prize in poetry competition for Leicester academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/first-prize-in-poetry-competition-for-leicester-academic
A University of Leicester academic has won first prize in a poetry competition. Dr Sue Dymoke, Reader in Education in the School of Education took part in the Nottingham Historic Green Spaces Poetry Competition.
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Study suggests corporations could be destroyed by psychopathic leadership
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/study-suggests-corporations-could-be-destroyed-by-psychopathic-leadership
According to new research led by the Universities of Leicester and Coventry, investing in companies that have psychopaths in their higher echelons of power could be harmful to your wealth.
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Government review identifies harmful impact of overprescription
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/overprescription
A healthcare improvement expert based at the University of Leicester has contributed to a new Government report which suggests many patients are being prescribed unnecessary and even harmful treatments.