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Project examining poverty throughout England and Wales in Victorian times awarded over 800000
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/joint-project-examining-poverty-throughout-england-and-wales-in-victorian-times-award-over-ps800-000
The National Archives and our University have been awarded a grant of £820,000 by the Arts and Humanities Research Council to undertake a three year research project examining poverty across England and Wales in Victorian times.
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Very Rev. Derek Hole
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2021/derek-hole
We have learned, with regret, of the death of the Very Reverend Derek Hole, an Honorary Graduate and long-time supporter of the University. Born in Plymouth in 1933, Derek Hole felt called to the priesthood from a young age.
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Black Lives Matter
https://le.ac.uk/american-studies/about/black-lives-matter
Academics in the Centre for American Studies have put together a list of resources for anyone interested in learning more about the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Peter Jaffey
https://le.ac.uk/people/peter-jaffey
The academic profile of Professor Peter Jaffey, Professor of Law at University of Leicester
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Haward Soper
https://le.ac.uk/people/haward-soper
The academic profile of Dr Haward Soper, Honorary Associate Professor of Law at University of Leicester
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Study to help find ways to prevent kidney damage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/study-to-help-find-ways-to-prevent-kidney-damage
Leicestershire people set to undergo keyhole vascular surgery are being recruited for a new study to help find ways to prevent kidney damage which can sometimes occur afterwards.
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A change of plan for Juno’s orbit
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/11/14/a-change-of-plan-for-junos-orbit/
Posted by Rosie Johnson in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on November 14, 2016 This artist’s rendering shows NASA’s Juno spacecraft making one of its close passes over Jupiter.
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May Book Group: Vile Bodies – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/05/27/may-book-group-vile-bodies-2/
Summary of the May meeting of the Evelyn Waugh Book Group discussing Vile Bodies
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‘Worms in space’ experiment aims to investigate the biological effects of spaceflight
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/worms-space-experiment-biological-effects-spaceflight
Universities of Leicester and Exeter collaborate on mission to send nematode worms to the International Space Station in a ‘Petri Pod’ designed and built at Space Park Leicester
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University of Leicester and The Apollo University host AI-focused education and employability summit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/university-leicester-apollo-ai-education-employability-summit
Students in India wanting to navigate successful education and career paths in the age of AI have been given a helping hand by the University of Leicester.