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Professor Dan Ladley
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/great-minds/dan-ladley
Professor Dan Ladley: Expert in financial regulation, and your future qualification There are important discussions going on around financial regulation; what the next crisis will be and how to prevent and limit the scope of crisis.
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Team Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/sports/sport-programmes/team-leicester
Discover Team Leicester sports clubs at the University of Leicester.
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Leicester geologist contributes to major project examining the technosphere
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/leicester-geologist-contributes-to-major-project-examining-the-2018technosphere2019
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz from our Department of Geology is working with artist Anne-Sophie Milon on a new project examining the ‘technosphere’ and what impact it will leave behind on the planet’s fossil record.
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Leicester Masterclass
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/study/distance-learning/distance-learning-events/leicester-masterclass
The Leicester Masterclass forms a key part of the School’s calendar. Through a selection of lectures and dedicated workshops you will be exposed to innovative ideas that build your knowledge of key concepts, alongside building your confidence, study skills and career prospects.
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Discovery of Ancient Super-eruptions Suggests the Yellowstone Hotspot May Be Waning
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/blog/2020/07/08/discovery-ancient-super-eruptions-suggests-the-yellowstone-hotspot-may-be-waning/
Posted by in University of Leicester Staff Blogs on July 8, 2020 Spectacular deformation (folding) within the Grey’s Landing Ignimbrite.
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Liz Anderson
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/liz-anderson
Professor Liz Anderson completed a graduate nursing course at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London, working on a cardio-thoracic surgical ward before moving to Leicester to train and work as a Midwife and Health Visitor.
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Measuring the temperature of our planets land surfaces
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/measuring-the-temperature-of-our-planets-land-surfaces
Our researchers are leading a major new project to measure the temperature of the Earth’s land surfaces. Evidence suggests that long-term trends in surface temperature can be an indicator of climate change.
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A small but highly significant step for Britain in space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/a-small-but-highly-significant-step-for-britain-in-space
Professor Ken Pounds (pictured), Emeritus Professor of Space Physics and a local pioneer of Space Research, has hailed the significance of Tim Peake becoming the first British astronaut in orbit, but warned there is so far no funding beyond his present mission on...
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Student research stories featured by the BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/student-research-stories-featured-by-the-bbc
Two student-led studies published in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics run by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Science have been featured on the BBC's '10 things we didn't know last week', which highlights research about interesting and...
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Leicester climbs 32 places in global sustainability rankings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/leicester-climbs-global-sustainability-rankings
The University of Leicester has risen 32 places to 125th in the world and is now 34th in the UK, in the 2026 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability.