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Tribute to former Leicester Vice-Chancellor Ken Edwards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/ken-edwards
The University of Leicester’s fourth Vice-Chancellor, who was instrumental in strengthening the leadership of the University and described as a ‘man to make things happen’, has died.
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Prevent duty
https://le.ac.uk/policies/safeguarding/prevent
Learn more about the Prevent duty, set in place by the government, but adhered to by us at the University of Leicester.
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Unique Iron Age shield found by Leicester archaeologists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/23-enderby-iron-age-bark-shield
A unique bark shield from the Iron Age has been discovered by archaeologists from the University of Leicester, the only one of its kind ever found in Europe.
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Activist Museum Award 2025 winners announced by Research Centre for Museums and Galleries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/winners-museum-activist-awards-2025
Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) has announced the winners of the prestigious Activist Museum Award 2025.
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Mapping the future of University of Leicester’s iconic Engineering Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/15-getty-foundation-grant
Stirling and Gowan-designed building among ten new grants from Getty Foundation’s 2018 Keeping It Modern programme
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Why middle-aged entrepreneurs are better than young ones
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/09/06/why-middle-aged-entrepreneurs-are-better-than-young-ones/
Posted by hconnolly in School of Business Blog on September 6, 2018 In this blog Dr Sukanlaya Sawang, As sociate Professor in Small Business, Innovation and Well-being in ULSB, explores the evidence on how older, more experienced people make for better...
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New University of Leicester-led research project to monitor wetlands from space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/13-earth-observation-wetlands-leicestershire-rutland
A new Earth observation for wetlands project led by the University of Leicester, in conjunction with the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, will enhance monitoring of Rutland Water and the Soar and Wreake River Valleys for nature conservation.
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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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UKs largest ever investment into groundbreaking health research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/uk2019s-largest-ever-investment-into-ground-breaking-health-research
Leicester’s hospitals and the Universities of Leicester and Loughborough are set to receive funding of £11m from the Government to make world-leading medical breakthroughs, as part of a record package of research funding announced today by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
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Researchers make spectacular discovery of how learning takes place and memories are formed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/researchers-make-spectacular-discovery-of-how-learning-takes-place-and-memories-are-formed
Brain scientists in the UK and US have collaborated to make ‘a spectacular discovery’ - for the first time in human studies - of how memories are formed and new learning takes place.