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Help and support
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/engagement-monitoring/support
Attending your timetabled events is important, but your wellbeing is important to us too. Further help and support is available from staff in your school and our student support teams.
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Famous names
https://le.ac.uk/english/about/famous-names
Learn more about some of the famous names associated with English at the University of Leicester, including Philip Larkin and Kingsley Amis. Find out about some of our notable graduates.
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Medicinal Chemistry MChem
https://le.ac.uk/courses/medicinal-chemistry-mchem/2026
This four-year degree expands on the Medicinal Chemistry BSc to prepare you for high-level entry into the industry. It’s also a solid base for pursuing PhD research.
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Ambitious new UK project to transform human disease modelling
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/cancer-therapies-leicester-research-models
A major new initiative involving University of Leicester experts aims to redefine human-based research models for greater understanding of disease and the acceleration of new medicines
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The first Wide-Field Snapshots of the X-ray Universe
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/08/31/the-first-wide-field-snapshots-of-the-x-ray-universe/
The first truly wide-field X-ray images of the sky have been taken by a pathfinder mission testing Lobster-Eye technology for the Einstein Probe (EP) satellite, writes Prof. Paul O'Brien.
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Brussels Street Lamp Museum
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2014/01/07/a-most-illuminating-museum/
A blog post from the School of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester about the Brussels Street Lamp Museum
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Researchers create novel compound targeting melanoma cells
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/researchers-create-novel-compound-targeting-melanoma-cells
An international team of researchers, including a Professor from the University of Leicester, has developed a novel compound that successfully inhibits growth of melanoma cells by targeting specific epigenetic modifying proteins in these cells.
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Diwali celebrations come to the Students Union
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/diwali-celebrations-come-to-students2019-union
The Students’ Union has announced its line-up for this year’s Diwali Day on Wednesday 11 November 2015.
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Suite of Richard III videos made available to the public
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/suite-of-richard-iii-videos-made-available-to-the-public
The University has made a suite of documentary footage available to media and the public ahead of the reburial of King Richard III on Thursday 26 March.
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PhD researcher publishes Parliamentary briefing into role science can play in international relations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/phd-researcher-publishes-parliamentary-briefing-into-role-science-can-play-in-international-relations
Emmeline Ledgerwood from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has published a briefing on Science Diplomacy based on research conducted during her 3-month RCUK policy fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology in London.