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• Runic charms and boat burials to be discussed at Viking symposium

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/runic-charms-and-boat-burials-to-be-discussed-at-upcoming-symposium

  From burials in boats to the perceived magical properties of runic charms, members of the public are invited to come together at the University to learn about the latest research developments in the world of Vikings during the annual Midlands Viking Symposium on Saturday 25...

• Leicester academic honoured by the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-academic-honoured-by-the-society-for-the-history-of-alchemy-and-chemistry

  A former Leicester academic will be celebrated at the anniversary meeting of the Society of the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) on 20 May.

• New project Standing Together Against Hate

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/new-project-2018standing-together-against-hate2019

  Leicester is one of over 40 universities and colleges in England that has been awarded funding totalling £1.8 million from HEFCE to improve responses to hate crime and online harassment on campus.

• Hotspots and minisatellites

  https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/hotspots-and-minisatellites

  Instrumental to Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys' refining of the genetic fingerprinting technique were hotspots of activity and minisatellites.

• More than a quarter of Greater London greenspaces exceed WHO traffic noise guidelines

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/quarter-greater-london-greenspaces-who-traffic-noise-guidelines

  Analysis of greenspaces in the Greater London area by University of Leicester scientists has shown that 28% are affected by road traffic noise above the guidelines advised by the World Health Organization.

• 6 Amazing ways you can access Universities to get free help

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2019/02/21/6-amazing-ways-you-can-access-universities-to-get-free-help/

  Posted by hconnolly in School of Business Blog on February 21, 2019   In this blog Pete Hitchings and Tobias Gould from the University of Leicester’s Innovation Hub, provide some top tips on how to access free help from Universities and students.

• Six Leverhulme Early Career Fellows to join University of Leicester to conduct groundbreaking research

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/leverhulme

  Six academics will join the University of Leicester in the 2023/24 academic year after being awarded Early Career Fellowships from the Leverhulme Trust.

• Race and Health Observatory to work with UK academic team to explore impact of long-COVID on UK healthcare workers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/reach-out

  The NHS Race and Health Observatory has today announced the start of a three-year study to investigate the long-term impact of COVID on NHS healthcare workers (HCWs) across the UK from diverse ethnic backgrounds and roles.

• Policy for students under the age of 18 years

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/admissions/under-18/policy

  Occasionally we will admit students under the age of 18. Read more about the policy surrounding applicants under the age of 18.

• Animals’ ‘sixth sense’ more widespread than previously thought

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/animal-magnetic

  A study using fruit flies, led by researchers at The Universities of Leicester and Manchester, suggests the animal world’s ability to sense a magnetic field may be more widespread than previously thought.