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University of Leicester named as one of the world’s most sustainable universities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/17-worlds-most-sustainable-university-ui-greenmetric
UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2018 places the University of Leicester 35th in the world and 9th in the UK for sustainability.
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Olive Banks (1923-2006)
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women/olive-banks
“Any attempt to raise feminist arguments was met with indifference if not outright hostility, and the paucity of women academics in general increased my feeling of isolation.
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Developing literacy with children in key stage 2
https://le.ac.uk/law/research/research-projects/developing-literacy-with-children-in-key-stage-2
Undergraduate law students design, develop and deliver interactive workshops for schools. Each workshop was designed to develop children’s ‘legal literacy’.
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Centre for Rights and Equality in Health Law
https://le.ac.uk/law/research/research-centres-and-groups/rights-equality-health-law
Centre for Rights and Equality in Health Law (CREHL) brings together researchers interested in health, rights and the law, taking a broad and contextual approach to health law.
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Dr Suzie Imber appears on BBCs The One Show discussing success in Astronauts programme and Universitys involvement in upcoming BepiColombo mission to Mercury
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/dr-suzie-imber-appears-on-bbc2019s-the-one-show-discussing-success-in-2018astronauts2019-programme-and-university2019s-involvement-in-upcoming-bepicolombo-mission-to-mercury
Dr Suzie Imber (pictured) from our Department of Physics and Astronomy, who recently won BBC Two’s ‘Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?’, has discussed her experience taking part in the competition on BBC’s The One Show (8 November).
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Space data to drive economic and business growth in the East Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/space-data-to-drive-economic-and-business-growth-in-the-east-midlands
A space technologies centre of excellence based at our University has won funding for two years to bring hi-tech know-how for the benefit of businesses in the region.
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Sophie Dale-Black
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/council/membership/sophie-dale-black
Dr Sophie Dale-Black is a scientifically trained and commercially driven consultant, adviser and non-executive through her business SDBInnovation, which focuses on the success of science and innovation led businesses across the UK.
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International Lifetime Achievement Award in Empathy presented at pioneering educational course
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/empathy-network
Two giants from the world of empathic healthcare have received international Lifetime Achievement Awards during a pioneering educational course in Leicester.
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Tim Peake to feature on expert panel: ‘What can space do for us?’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/space-park-conversations-tech
Experts from the worlds of science and technology including ESA astronaut Tim Peake will join a special panel discussion at the launch of Space Park Leicester.
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Leicester championed as UK’s top recruiter to RECOVERY trial
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/recovery-trial
The Leicester COVID-19 research team, made up of researchers and clinicians from the University of Leicester and Leicester’s Hospitals, were championed at the daily Number 10 press conference on Tuesday 16 June, as being the top recruiter to the national RECOVERY trial.