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Foxes supremo is honoured by University of Leicester for successful club stewardship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/grads-top
Leicester City Football Club’s chairman has been recognised by the University of Leicester for his successful stewardship of the club.
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Using forensic science to tackle sexual violence in humanitarian contexts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/using-forensic-science-to-tackle-sexual-violence-in-humanitarian-contexts
Researchers are using forensic DNA to help tackle sexual violence in humanitarian contexts - such as remote locations, displaced communities, conflict and post-conflict situations.
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Zoo poo might hold the secrets to new medical treatments
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/phages-dudley-zoo-poo
Scientists at the University of Leicester are hoping the collection of poo from tigers, elephants, rhinos and other exotic animals, could contain the secret to finding new medical treatments.
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Using smart bombs to kill old cells
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/06-nanotechnology-killing-old-cells
A new nanotechnology developed at the University of Leicester could lead to people living longer.
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Public lecture explores the use of ‘big data’ in healthcare
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/19-health-data-talk
The use of IT systems and ‘big data’ in healthcare is the subject of a public lecture at the University of Leicester on Monday 25 November.
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First UV/X-ray study of star PDS 70 offers insight into planetary formation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/06-planetary-formation
star formation star formation from nasa and space telescope science institute ©NASA and Space Telescope Science Institute|A Leicester-led team of astronomers, working as part of an international consortium, have made a breakthrough discovery which changes our...
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Lord Willetts former Universities and Science Minister announced as Universitys new Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/lord-willetts-former-universities-and-science-minister-announced-as-universitys-new-chancellor
The University has announced that former Universities and Science Minister David Willetts, who is an honorary graduate of the University and delivered the inaugural Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture, is to be installed as the new Chancellor of the University. The Rt Hon.
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Major research investment into national land use transformation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/land-use-net-zero
University of Leicester and The James Hutton Institute are co-leading a transdisciplinary hub looking to bridge the gap between science and policy to achieve Net Zero
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Leicester astronomers comment as Juno arrives at Jupiter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-astronomers-comment-as-juno-arrives-at-jupiter
After an almost five-year journey to the solar system’s largest planet, NASA's Juno spacecraft successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit this morning during a 35-minute engine burn. Confirmation that the burn had completed was received on Earth at 8:53 pm.
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Weber, Tolstoj and the Usefulness of Universities
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/09/04/weber-tolstoj-and-the-usefulness-of-universities/
Posted by Doris Ruth Eikhof in School of Business Blog on September 4, 2014 Doris Ruth Eikhof, Senior Lecturer in Work and Employment at the School, shares some earlier* thoughts on the Research Excellence Framework (REF) In the past two years UK universities have...