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University of Law and University of Leicester partnership will expand access to professional legal training
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/university-law-university-leicester-partnership-expand-legal-training
The University of Law (ULaw) and the University of Leicester are delighted to announce an exclusive strategic partnership that will bring sector-leading postgraduate legal training onto Leicester’s campus.
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Awards for outstanding service to medical students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/awards-for-outstanding-service-to-medical-students-1
A consultant and an administrator at Kettering General Hospital have won awards for the outstanding service they have provided to medical students who are training to become the next generation of NHS doctors.
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Refugees and asylum seekers offered chance to find out about higher education opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/refugees-and-asylum-seekers-offered-chance-to-find-out-about-higher-education-opportunities
Refugees and asylum seekers are being offered free advice on how to access higher education in the UK on Thursday 22 February. The event is intended to help refugees and asylum seekers to better understand processes for applying to a Higher Education institution in the UK.
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School of Museum Studies to host Open Day offering bitesized lectures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/school-of-museum-studies-to-host-open-day-offering-2018bite-sized2019-lectures
On Thursday 22 February, the next Open Day for the School of Museum Studies will be taking place, offering the chance for 2018 applicants and prospective applicants to gain insight into Master’s study with the School. Running from 1.00- 4.
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Leicester PhD student to discuss science diplomacy at World Science Forum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-phd-student-to-discuss-science-diplomacy-at-world-science-forum
As part of her RCUK policy fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), Emmeline Ledgerwood (pictured), a postgraduate research student at the School of History, Politics and International Relations, is representing POST at the World Science...
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Leicester academic heads judging panel to land robot on the moon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-academic-heads-judging-panel-to-land-robot-on-the-moon
An academic from our University has been elected to Chair a judging panel in a global $30 million prize competition to land a robot on the moon.
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Leicester professor is most productive and cited woman in urban geography
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-professor-is-most-productive-and-cited-woman-in-urban-geography
In a recent article published in the journal ‘Urban Studies’, Lily Kong and Junxi Qian analysed texts published about urban geography and urban studies between 1990 and 2010.
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Project to help refugees with vital language skills
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/project-to-help-refugees-with-vital-language-skills
The English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) will be helping refugees to learn vital language skills to help them overcome some of the challenges faced when seeking sanctuary in the UK.
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Expert view: There is something wrong with the asylum process for LGBTQ+ people – but it’s not fake claimants
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/expert-view-criminology-asylum-process-lgbtq-fake-claimants
Dr Calogero Giametta responds to a BBC investigation into asylum process, in this article published by The Conversation.
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Drifting into Heritage: R. M. Francis’ Week 1 of David Bradshaw Creative Writing Residency, 2019
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2019/04/29/drifting-into-heritage-r-m-francis-week-1-of-david-bradshaw-creative-writing-residency-2019/
Posted by in Waugh and Words on April 29, 2019 Dr Robert M. Francis reflects on the impact place has upon the self and his first week in Oxford as a full – time David Bradshaw Creative Writer in Residence, 2019. Dr Robert M.