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Webb Fellowship awarded for the study of giant planets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/webb-fellow
An early-career planetary scientist has been awarded the third-ever Webb Fellowship and will study the atmospheres of giant planets using the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Leicester expands international offer for student placements
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/turing-scheme
Leicester students will be offered even more global opportunities to enhance their studies in the next academic year, funded by a major UK Government project.
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii
The University of Leicester joins the nation in mourning the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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Rotting fish help solve mystery of how soft tissue fossils form
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/fish-ph-fossils
One of the finest examples of such fossils includes a Cretaceous-era octopus of the extinct genus Keuppia unearthed in Lebanon, estimated to be at least 94 million years old. Sarah Gabbott is a Professor of Palaeobiology and co-author of the paper.
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Intimidation, slurs and threats – study uncovers racism in rural England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/intimidation-slurs-threats-study-racism-rural-england
A study into racism in rural England has found many minority ethnic individuals and families feel the countryside is an unwelcoming and unsafe place to visit.
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Drop In Sessions/Online Q&A and placement sessions
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/events/drop-in-sessions
Languages at Leicester run a series of on-campus (face-to-face) drop-in sessions and online Q&A and placement sessions
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Ulrika Maude: Samuel Beckett and Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/arts/news/events/ulrika-maude
Find out more about a free online event celebrating the publication of Ulrika Maude's book 'Samuel Beckett and Medicine', published by Cambridge University Press in 2025.
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Discovering Your PhD Potential: Writing a Research Proposal MOOC
https://le.ac.uk/courses/mooc-preparing-a-phd-proposal/2020
This is for you if... you want to learn how to write an excellent research proposal for a postgraduate application.
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Psychometric Test User Training CPD
https://le.ac.uk/courses/cpd-psychometric-test-user-training/2025
This is for you if...your role involves testing for personnel selection, development or career guidance and advice.
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Novel shortlisted for award
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2016/03/16/novel-shortlisted-for-award/
Posted by Jonathan Taylor in School of English Blog on March 16, 2016 I’m very happy to announce that my novel, Melissa , which was published by Salt Publishing at the end of 2015, has just been shortlisted for the East Midlands Book Award 2016.