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New poll reveals 8 out of 10 students rate university ‘learning experience’ as most important
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/post-covid-survey
New research commissioned by the University of Leicester has revealed how post-COVID, ‘learning experience’ matters most to students (82%), followed by ‘gaining independence’ (78%), green open spaces (78%), and mental health and wellbeing (64%).
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Leicester archaeologists expand excavations at Leicester Cathedral site
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/leicester-cathedral-ulas
Preliminary investigations took place in late 2021, with the ULAS team carefully uncovering more than 120 burials in the top-most layers on the site. The area was once used as the churchyard for burials of people from all walks of life living in the surrounding parish.
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COP26: Funding boost for new space mission to monitor carbon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/microcarb
The new funding is to complete the build and testing of the satellite, led by Thales Alenia Space at the RAL Space assembly and test facilities on the Harwell Space Cluster, in Oxfordshire, and for NCEO experts at the universities of Leicester and Edinburgh to translate...
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Advanced Digital, AI and Manufacturing Technologies for Space: The second phase of Space Park Leicester is completed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/spl-phase-2
Professor Richard Ambrosi, Professor of Space Instrumentation and Space Nuclear Power Systems at the University of Leicester, said: “We are extremely proud of completing phase two of this project.
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Chief Scientific Adviser pays tribute to University of Leicester’s world-leading research, impact, and COVID-19 response during visit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/sir-patrick-vallance
Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, recently visited the University of Leicester to find out more about its research expertise and to deliver a lecture on the importance of scientific advice in national policymaking.
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Diabetes professor from Leicester presented with CBE
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/kamlesh-obe
A GP from Leicester who is recognised as the world’s leading diabetes researcher has been presented with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
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Information for students
https://le.ac.uk/cite/sanctuary-seekers-unit/initiatives/refugeap/students
Learn more about the RefugEAP course aims, features, frequently asked questions and how to apply.
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University of Leicester staff blogs School of English Planning a Museum of the Bible
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/10/21/planning-a-museum-of-the-bible/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on October 21, 2014 Professor Gordon Campbell [posted on behalf of Professor Gordon Campbell] As a profession, we are uneasy about sacred texts.
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Starting the UOSH Midlands Hub
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2019/03/08/starting-the-uosh-midlands-hub/
A blog about the establishment of the Midlands Hub of the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project.
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Student placement in Special Collections, Week 1-2
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/07/31/student-placement-in-special-collections-week-1-2/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library and Learning Services on July 31, 2025 Guest post written by Yi-Chen Su and Yongqin Huang, who are completing an eight week placement in Archives & Special Collections as part of their MA in Art Museum and Gallery Studies .