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Science Minister praises Leicesters leading position in space science and pledges to visit University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/science-minister-praises-leicesters-leading-position-in-space-science-and-pledges-to-visit-university
The Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Sam Gyimah, has spoken of ‘Leicester’s leading position in space research and science research’ and pledged to visit the University during a debate on Space Policy in the House of Commons.
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Leading Leicester cardiologists nominated for British Heart Foundation Heart Hero award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leading-leicester-cardiologists-nominated-for-british-heart-foundation-2018heart-hero2019-award
Two leading Leicester doctors who have put their “heart and soul” into pioneering medical research have been nominated for a top regional award later this year.
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Leading barrister returns to University of Leicester to mark 60 years of Law School excellence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/simeon-maskrey-leicester-law-school-anniversary
Leading barrister and Leicester alumnus Simeon Maskrey KC returned to the University to celebrate 60 years of Leicester Law School, reflecting on the support and opportunities that shaped his distinguished legal career.
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AI risks leaving older people behind, warns Leicester expert heading to UN
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/united-nations-artificial-intelligence-elderly
As governments and businesses embrace AI and digital technology, University of Leicester expert Dr Sarah Jane Fox will take discussions on protecting older people’s rights in the digital age to the United Nations.
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Cider in Unexpected Places? Rural Chile and the Cider Pressing – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/08/24/cider-in-unexpected-places-rural-chile-and-the-cider-pressing/
Deborah Toner discusses the social and cultural importance of cider making in rural Southern Chile in South America, summarising the work of Anton Daughters that appears in recent book Alcohol in Latin America: A Social and Cultural History, edited by Gretchen Pierce and...
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Why study English at Leicester?
https://le.ac.uk/english/study/undergraduate/why-leicester
Interested in applying for a n undergraduate degree in English at University of Leicester? Find out more about the reasons why studying English at Leicester could be for you.
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Consuming Authenticities: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 4
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/page/4/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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The Centre for Regional and Local History’s New Library Spaces
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/research/blog/new-library-spaces
Back in 2021 the Centre for English Local History moved out of Marc Fitch House at 3-5 Salisbury Road, where it had resided since 1988, to a new space on the University’s main campus.
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Events
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/events
Find more information on the events hosted by the Centre for New Writing. Events are usually open to the public and free of charge.
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Successful student interns consider a future in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/graduate-city
Students in Leicester have been finding out what job opportunities are available to them locally thanks to an internship scheme being run by Leicester City Council, De Montfort University and the University of Leicester.