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Students get the University of Leicester experience thanks to Royal Thai Government scholarship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/university-leicester-royal-thai-government-scholarship
Fifty one students from Thailand spent six weeks at the University of Leicester after securing a scholarship from the Royal Thai Government.
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University of Leicester granted Freedom of the Borough by Oadby & Wigston Borough Council
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/freedom-of-borough
At an extraordinary meeting of full council on Tuesday 30 March, Oadby & Wigston Borough Council granted the University of Leicester Honorary Freedom of the Borough and bestowed the title of Honorary Freeman upon the University - the highest honour the Borough can bestow.
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Penelope Allison
https://le.ac.uk/people/penelope-allison
The academic profile of Professor Penelope Allison, Professor (Emerita) of Archaeology at University of Leicester
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Santa’s sleigh flies with the power of the Apollo mission rocket
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/santa-sleigh-engine
Santa’s sleigh would require equivalent thrust to that produced by the Saturn V rocket or 150 Boeing 747-400 engines, University of Leicester students have found.
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New Medical Schools Council report highlights Leicester’s COVID-19 research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/msc-covid-19
The real-world impact of Leicester research into COVID-19 and its effects has been commended by the Medical Schools Council.
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Appeal decision
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/appeals-complaints/academic-appeals/appeal-decision
Appeal review requests Appeal Review Requests will only be considered if one, or both, of the following grounds are met: there is evidence of a procedural irregularity in the initial consideration of the appeal, and / or there is evidence of eligibility of the...
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Study finds ethnicity, mental health and age predict NHS workers’ plans to quit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/manish-pareek
Around 43 per cent of NHS workers who took part in a recent study have considered leaving their role or taking early retirement.
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New NIHR Fellows to join leading research groups
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/nihr
Two internationally-renowned research groups at the University of Leicester are to be bolstered with a group of new researchers following Fellowship Awards of more than £2 million from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR).
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Driving force for equality who has empowered thousands of women is recognised by the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/equality-empowered-women-recognised-university-leicester
A charity leader described as the ‘voice for the voiceless’ has been honoured by the University of Leicester for empowering thousands of women in the city.
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Demand for free colonial history lessons spikes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/colonial-countryside
Free home schooling packs about Britain’s colonial past have seen a surge in popularity. Requests for the Colonial Countryside packs, written by author and history teacher Dan Lyndon-Cohen, have gone from one or two a week to more than 30 a day.