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New Chair Elect for University Council
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/03-new-chair-elect-council
Gary Dixon has been appointed Chair-Elect of Council for the University of Leicester after a competitive and open recruitment process.
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New report demonstrates impact of programme preparing refugees for academic life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/report-impact-programme-preparing-refugees-academic-life
The RefugEAP Programme supports refugee-background students aspiring to university in developing their English for academic settings using a trauma-informed approach, run as a unique joint collaboration between the University of Leicester and the University of Leeds
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Tax-efficient giving
https://le.ac.uk/giving/ways-to-give/tax-efficient-giving
Learn more about tax-efficient giving and the ways your gift to the University of Leicester can be enhanced.
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Valuing Diversity and Teaching inclusively: acknowledging ‘additional work’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2019/08/02/valuing-diversity-and-teaching-inclusively-acknowledging-additional-work/
Posted by apatel in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on August 2, 2019 Students working on escape room activity, University of Leicester. Starting University is a major step in life for all students.
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Multimillion-pound lifespan research project will look at why some people live longer than others in Leicestershire
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/leicestershire-lifespan-project
University of Leicester researchers will be investigating why some people in the county live longer than others thanks to a multimillion-pound project.
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English for Engineering Winter Programme
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/short-courses/dli-winter-programmes/engineering
A short course to develop participants’ ability to communicate when using English in a chemistry context and to allow students to experience what is like to study chemistry in a British University.
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Spin-outs
https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/expertise/spin-outs
We have a number of spin-out companies based on commercialising research from the University of Leicester in areas such as medical technology, materials technology and more.
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English for Chemistry Winter Programme
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/short-courses/dli-winter-programmes/chemistry
The English for Chemists International Summer Programme is aimed at chemistry students and professionals wishing to improve their English for use in an chemistry context.
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Scientists pour cold water on claim British rivers are ‘cleanest since Industrial Revolution’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/river-water-quality
Scientists and charities have poured cold water on recent claims that water quality in British rivers is “better than at any time since the end of the Industrial Revolution”.
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The risks of feeding back the results of clinical trials to participants
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2015/12/18/the-risks-of-feeding-back-the-results-of-clinical-trials-to-participants/
Posted by carolyntarrant in SAPPHIRE (Social science APPlied to Healthcare Improvement REsearch) on December 18, 2015 Feeding back the results of clinical trials to participants has long been seen as good ethical research practice, and new guidance from the Health...