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New campaign launched to encourage students to aim Higher
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/meettheparents
A new scheme to encourage parents and young people to set their sights on Higher Education has been launched today (Monday). Pathways is a partnership funded by the Office for Students as part of their Uni Connect Programme.
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£1.49 million funding to address inequalities in who attends museums – and who benefits from them
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/funding-inequalities-attend-museums-benefits
Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) at the University of Leicester awarded major research grant to explore how museums can reduce inequalities in who benefits from museums and deepen their contribution to society
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History and campus
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history
See how far we’ve come since we were first founded as Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland University College in 1921 - from getting our Royal Charter in 1957 to the discovery of Richard III’s remains in 2012.
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Careers
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/wellcome-trust-dtp/careers
Career coaching As part of the PhD, students have exclusive access to a career coaching programme, developed with external collaborators and run in conjunction with the Wellcome Trust DTP at the University of Nottingham.
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Film producer David Puttnam to reflect upon changing world of the media in the digital age
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/hollywood-personality-david-puttnam-to-reflect-upon-changing-world-of-the-media-in-the-digital-age
Our University will be bringing a bit of Hollywood magic to its lecture theatres as one of the great names of cinema history and an honorary graduate will speak on the challenges faced by media today.
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University sponsored Lifetime Achievement award honours Freeport bid Chair
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/women-in-business-awards
At the LeicestershireLive Women in Business Awards 2021, the University of Leicester sponsored Lifetime Achievement award was presented to Penny Coates, who chaired the successful bid to create an East Midlands Freeport, by Dr Navdeep Athwal, Lecturer in Marketing.
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Participating in care: Midwifery practice 1
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mw1011
Module code: MW1011 This module is facilitated using a combination of lectures, online learning packages, clinical skills / simulation workshops and clinical practice and is where you will learn to participate and initiate care and support women throughout their pregnancy,...
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Impact
https://le.ac.uk/hate-studies/impact
Discover how the research and outputs of the Centre for Hate Studies have substantially changed awareness and understanding of hate crime
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Inspirational women
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women
Olive Banks - the University's first female Professor Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith - the Students' Union's first female President Wendy Hickling - the University's first graduate These three portraits represent the realisation of a project long...
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Participating in care: Midwifery practice 1
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/mw1011
Module code: MW1011 This module is facilitated using a combination of lectures, online learning packages, clinical skills / simulation workshops and clinical practice and is where you will learn to participate and initiate care and support women throughout their pregnancy,...