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Universitys Attenborough Arts Centre to take part in Leicester Comedy Festival this February
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/university2019s-attenborough-arts-centre-to-take-part-in-leicester-comedy-festival-this-february
The University’ Attenborough Arts Centre will take part in Leicester Comedy Festival this February to host 18 new shows by local favourites and new emerging comedians.
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Nick Cummins achieves double sporting success
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-nick-cummins-leicester-tigers-wheelchair-rugby-quad-nations
Nick Cummins|Sports scholar Nick Cummins wins league with Leicester Tigers Wheelchair Rugby Team and gets selected for Great Britain.
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Event will showcase support offered to Leicestershire’s small and medium-sized enterprises
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/showcase-support-leicestershire-small-and-medium-enterprises
The success stories of a project designed to support Leicestershire businesses and organisations will be revealed at a special showcase hosted by the University of Leicester.
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ESA Living Planet Fellowship Success for Dr. Tim Trent
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/06/17/esa-living-planet-fellowship-success-for-dr-tim-trent/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 17 June 2020 Dr Tim Trent of Earth Observation Science group has won an ESA Living Planet Fellowship to investigate long-term changes in the hydrological cycle.
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Trees in tropical logged forests release carbon at greater rate despite faster growth, study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/carbon-trees
University of Leicester-led research focusing on the carbon dioxide produced by tree stems shows that individual trees in tropical forests impacted by logging produce more carbon dioxide per m2 of woody stem area than those in unaffected forests
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Leicester sports sociologist examines the making of British football
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/john-williams-book
The history of British football and its people is the subject of a book from University of Leicester sports sociologist, John Williams.
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Putting satellite data in farmers’ hands to improve food security
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/farming-earth-observation
PhD project at University of Leicester aims to get more farmers in Kenya and the UK using Earth Observation (E.O) data, allowing them to plan better for extreme weather, boosting climate resilience and food security
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One in three high blood pressure patients failing to take medication study suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/one-in-three-high-blood-pressure-patients-failing-to-take-medication-study-suggests
One in three people who suffer from high blood pressure are failing to take medication as prescribed by their healthcare professionals, a new study led by our University has suggested.
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Leicester scientists take their research to Parliament
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-scientist-takes-her-research-to-parliament
Chemistry students at the University of Leicester will be attending Parliament to present their chemistry research to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of STEM for BRITAIN on Monday 13 March.
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Economics BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/economics-bsc/2026
With this degree from Leicester’s School of Business, you’ll study the ideas and issues central to economics, across modules including macroeconomics, statistics and econometrics.