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Leicestershire's Chief Constable speaks about his time at the University and what policing means to him
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/rob-nixon
Leicestershire’s Chief Constable Rob Nixon, has spoken of the importance of his journey through Higher Education
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Jim Roberts
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/jim-roberts
A Life Lived Well: Jim Roberts (1947-2023) Professor Suzanne MacLeod writes: James (Jim) Roberts was born into a working class-family in Liverpool in 1947.
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David Johnson
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/david-johnson
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Mr David Thomas Johnson, a former Dean of Arts and more recently Honorary Fellow in History. David passed away on 17 November 2023, aged 83.
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Ian Bradley
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2019/ian-bradley
It is with great regret that we have learned of the death of Ian Bradley, a member of the Economics Department for 40 years. Martin Hoskins with help from Deborah, Derek Deadman and Peter Jackson has written the tribute below.
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Attenborough Arts Centre’s SENsory Atelier wins ‘Learning Programme of the Year’ at national Museums + Heritage Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/attenborough-arts-centre-museum-heritage-awards
Attenborough Arts Centre’s flagship SENsory Atelier programme has been named Learning Programme of the Year at the prestigious Museums + Heritage Awards 2025.
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Prejudice & Pride: exploring LGBTQ lives at the National Trust
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/prejudice-and-pride
This research project enriched and informed the National Trust’s 2017 programme that marked 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality.
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Green Energy and Transport
https://le.ac.uk/engineering/research/green-energy-and-transport
The School of Engineering is actively involved in the push towards Net Zero Energy and Transportation Systems. Learn more about the staff, and the activities undertaken in the School.
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Antarctica’s irregular heartbeat shows signs of rapid melting
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/ice-sheets
Geoscientists led by Universities of Leicester and Southampton create new climate record for early Antarctic ice ages and reveal that the early Antarctic ice sheet melted more rapidly than previously thought
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New Leicester education centre to provide opportunities for city’s young people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/intouni
Young people in Leicester will have a greater chance of realising their ambitions thanks to a new education centre in the city.
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New poll reveals 8 out of 10 students rate university ‘learning experience’ as most important
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/post-covid-survey
New research commissioned by the University of Leicester has revealed how post-COVID, ‘learning experience’ matters most to students (82%), followed by ‘gaining independence’ (78%), green open spaces (78%), and mental health and wellbeing (64%).