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Obituary: Vikki Orvice
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/07-vikki-orvice-obituary
Vikki Orvice| The University is saddened to hear that alumna Vikki Orvice has passed away at the age of 56. Vikki studied a BA English and graduated in 1984.
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Research shows pollution dispersion in cities is improved by trees
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/research-shows-pollution-dispersion-in-cities-is-improved-by-trees
Trees in cities throughout the UK could be significantly improving the quality of the air we breathe by decreasing pollution levels for pedestrians, researchers Department of Physics and Astronomy have suggested in a new study.
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Richard III experts discuss how the project illustrates university research is changing for the better
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/richard-iii-research-team-discuss-how-the-project-illustrates-how-university-research-is-changing
Experts on Richard III have provided a series of insightful opinion pieces about the last Plantagenet king where they discuss their research, contemplate how University research is changing and address concerns that the remains may not be those of Richard III.
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BBC Book of the Week author set to inspire our English students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/kit-de-waal-english-leicester
The author of this week’s BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week will be inspiring students on the University of Leicester’s English course, from September.
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Events
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/events
View all upcoming events that are taking place at the Garden and Arboretum.
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Digital self-management app for people with Chronic Kidney Disease improves knowledge, skills, and confidence in looking after own health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/chronic-kidney
Researchers from the University of Leicester have developed a web-based app to provide patients living with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) information and guidance on how best to look after themselves
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Post-War history exhibition concludes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/post-war-history-exhibition-concludes
The Oral History of Post-War Leicester 1945-1962 project is coming to an end and has marked this with an afternoon exhibition at the Newarke Houses Museum in Leicester.
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Cooking Inauthentically Part 2: An Experiment with Acarajé – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/05/04/cooking-inauthentically-part-2-an-experiment-with-acaraje/
Deborah Toner, the Project's PI, describes her first experience of making acarajé, the perils of taking shortcuts and the value of traditional recipes
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Fold-out solar blankets to power satellites receives £1 million boost
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/fold-out-solar-blankets-power-satellites
A new concept for a solar blanket to power satellites that can be folded away will be developed with engineering expertise from the University of Leicester thanks to new funding.
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Diabetes Distance Learning Postgraduate courses approved
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/diabetes-distance-learning-postgraduate-courses-approved
Students can now complete prestigious courses in diabetes from home or work. A Distance Learning Programme has been approved by the University of Leicester and will include Distance Learning PGCert/PGDip/MSc in diabetes.