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• Beatrix Potter 150th anniversary

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/beatrix-potter-150th-anniversary

  Peter Rabbit, Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Mr Jeremy Fisher and Benjamin Bunny - just a few of Beatrix Potter's loveable characters that have enriched the lives of countless children - and adults alike.

• Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

  https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/research/ktp

  With Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, you’ll discover that a little innovation can go a very long way. KTP comes in to provide the links to the expertise you need to grow your business and gain a competitive edge.

• Project to help refugees asylum seekers and other marginalised communities represent their experiences through games

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/project-to-help-refugees-asylum-seekers-and-other-marginalised-communities-represent-their-experiences-through-games

  New research led by Dr Alison Harvey (pictured) from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology will help refugees, asylum seekers and other marginalised groups in society to voice their experiences and stories of migration in Europe - through...

• The women making history at the University of Leicester: past and present

  https://le.ac.uk/centenary/stories/women-making-history

  As part of our 100 Years of Change centenary celebrations we've reflected on how our history may impact our future. For this piece we looked at the role of women at Leicester from our foundation to modern day pioneers.

• Wall of Women nomination form

  https://le.ac.uk/iwd/wall-of-women/nomination-form

  Our award-winning Wall of Women returns again as a virtual wall with stories of inspirational and influential women, we’re encouraging staff and students to nominate women at the University on our wall again for 2023.

• Leicester ramps up its wellbeing support for Gen Z students

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/leicester-wellbeing-support-gen-z-students

  With almost a quarter of those in the Generation Z age group affected by mental health issues, The University of Leicester has ramped up the wellbeing support it offers its students.

• Space Park Leicester to bring space back down to Earth at national conference

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/space-park-leicester-national-conference

  Cutting-edge work of University of Leicester’s science park to be showcased from 16-17 July, including an early prototype of the Double Walled Isolator: a miniature laboratory for returned extraterrestrial samples

• Genomic sequencing confirms breast cancer link between Leicester sisters

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/27-sisters-genome

  Two Leicester sisters who had their entire genomes sequenced in the hope of finding answers to their family history of breast cancer have learnt they both carry a genetic variant that significantly increases their risk of developing the disease.

• Space scientists reveal secret behind Jupiter’s ‘energy crisis’

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/jupiter-energy-crisis

  New research published in Nature has revealed the solution to Jupiter’s ‘energy crisis’, which has puzzled astronomers for decades.

• Earth observation images reveal extent of ferocious forest fires in Siberia

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/siberian-fires

  According to Russia’s forestry agency, this year’s fires have ravaged more than 14m hectares, making it the second-worst fire season since the turn of the century.