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Geologists uncover ‘Goldilocks Zone’ for precious metals in Earth’s crust
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/goldilocks-zone
Leicester research has identified a new ‘Goldilocks Zone’ in the Earth’s crust which could provide metals vital to the green revolution.
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Vice-President of the European Commission returns to Leicester to receive honorary degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/vice-president-of-the-european-commission-returns-to-leicester-to-receive-honorary-degree
A former student who rose to become Prime Minister of Finland and Vice-President of the European Commission has recalled his happy time at Leicester as an Erasmus student as he returned to the campus to receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.
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Government commits 60 million of funding to universities in the midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/government-commits-ps60-million-of-funding-to-universities-in-the-midlands
The Government has today confirmed £60 million for a new energy research project in the Midlands.
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University of Leicester is =26th in the world for research quality in latest global ranking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/26th-research-quality-global-ranking-times-higher-education
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026 place Leicester =26th for research quality and positions Leicester 192nd overall out of 2191 institutions
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Space Park Leicester to showcase science behind pioneering instruments
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/showcase-science-pioneering-instruments
Staff from Space Park Leicester will attend Space-Comm Expo at the ExCel, London on 4-5 March to highlight both the BepiColombo Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer (MIXS) instrument and the SMILE SXI instrument.
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Breaking down the barriers of art
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/breaking-down-the-barriers-of-art
Starting on the 21 May 2018, In Another Place is a ground-breaking region-wide collaboration of ten venues - including the Attenborough Arts Centre - with one collective aim: showcasing stunning pieces of art to new audiences.
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Government funding for National Space Park development announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/government-funding-for-universitys-national-space-park-development-announced
The University-led National Space Park has been allocated £12.87 million in funding as part of the Government's Midlands Engine Strategy. The Leicester & Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) has been allocated £25.
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Bullying, Cyber-bullying, Pupil Safety and Well-Being
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/11/bullying-cyber-bullying-pupil-safety-and-well-being/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 11, 2016 Interesting example of an international project , involving four European research teams and two Indian teams, which is examining the dangers faced by children and teenagers in the...
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Citizen journalism websites
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/19/citizen-journalism-websites/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 19, 2013 Guardian Witness https://witness.guardian.co.uk/ A new site for citizens to share news photos and views.
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University of Leicester alumnus releases hit film documentary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/delhi-wedding
He continued: “The University of Leicester provided me the foundations to so many skills I possess today, and taught me so much even beyond the legal sphere which I studied within.