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                    Leicester expands international offer for student placementshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/turing-scheme Leicester students will be offered even more global opportunities to enhance their studies in the next academic year, funded by a major UK Government project. 
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                    Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii The University of Leicester joins the nation in mourning the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 
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                    Rotting fish help solve mystery of how soft tissue fossils formhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/fish-ph-fossils One of the finest examples of such fossils includes a Cretaceous-era octopus of the extinct genus Keuppia unearthed in Lebanon, estimated to be at least 94 million years old. Sarah Gabbott is a Professor of Palaeobiology and co-author of the paper. 
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                    Intimidation, slurs and threats – study uncovers racism in rural Englandhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/intimidation-slurs-threats-study-racism-rural-england A study into racism in rural England has found many minority ethnic individuals and families feel the countryside is an unwelcoming and unsafe place to visit. 
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                    Drop In Sessions/Online Q&A and placement sessionshttps://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/events/drop-in-sessions Languages at Leicester run a series of on-campus (face-to-face) drop-in sessions and online Q&A and placement sessions 
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                    Ulrika Maude: Samuel Beckett and Medicinehttps://le.ac.uk/arts/news/events/ulrika-maude Find out more about a free online event celebrating the publication of Ulrika Maude's book 'Samuel Beckett and Medicine', published by Cambridge University Press in 2025. 
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                    Discovering Your PhD Potential: Writing a Research Proposal MOOChttps://le.ac.uk/courses/mooc-preparing-a-phd-proposal/2020 This is for you if... you want to learn how to write an excellent research proposal for a postgraduate application. 
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                    Psychometric Test User Training CPDhttps://le.ac.uk/courses/cpd-psychometric-test-user-training/2025 This is for you if...your role involves testing for personnel selection, development or career guidance and advice. 
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                    Novel shortlisted for awardhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2016/03/16/novel-shortlisted-for-award/ Posted by Jonathan Taylor in School of English Blog on March 16, 2016 I’m very happy to announce that my novel, Melissa , which was published by Salt Publishing at the end of 2015, has just been shortlisted for the East Midlands Book Award 2016. 
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                    ‘Women who become mothers before 33 earn 15% less’…https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/18/women-who-become-mothers-before-33-earn-15-less/ Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 18, 2016 …than other UK women who do not become mothers according to a report released by the TUC. Statistics are based on IPPR research.