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Spider-Man origin story goes back 518 million years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/spider-man-origin-story-518-million-years
The radioactive spider that gave Spider-Man his superpowers owes its bite to an ancient member of the Chelicerate group that scientists from University of Leicester and Yunnan University recently discovered
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English PGCE
https://le.ac.uk/education/study/pgce/courses/english
English is a core subject within the secondary curriculum. The English PGCE (M) and (H) level courses aim to prepare you to meet QTS standards fully, and to learn to teach the 11-19 English/Media curriculum with confidence, authority and enthusiasm.
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University of Leicester honours Leicester City FC's Chief Executive
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/24-leicester-honours-city-fc-chief-executive-susan-whelan
King Power International's Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Executive of Leicester City Football Club Susan Whelan receives honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.
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Regulations governing Research Degree Programmes: Registration
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-9/sr9-appendix-1/sr9-a1-part-2-registration
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Party Like it’s 1929
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/09/01/1929/
Invitation to an Eveybody's Reading 2014 event celebrating Evelyn Waugh.
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UK’s poorest students set to benefit most from university redesign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/poorest-students
Young people from the poorest parts of the UK are primed to benefit most as universities scramble to offer safe education as they emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Award-winning US medical correspondent to appear at international empathy conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/global-empathy-conference
CBS News’ award-winning Chief Medical Correspondent Jonathan LaPook will be among the world-class speakers appearing at the Global Empathy in Healthcare Network Symposium in Leicester later this year.
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Women less likely to receive treatment for deadly heart condition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/women-heart-disease-leicester
Women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds, and those from the most deprived communities are less likely to receive treatment after a diagnosis of the heart valve disease aortic stenosis, according to research by experts from the University of Leicester.
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University of Leicester secures funding to preserve the Midlands’ at-risk sound archives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/sound-of-midlands-lottery-funding
University of Leicester secures National Lottery Heritage Fund backing to preserve thousands of at-risk Midlands sound recordings, safeguarding local stories, music and oral histories for future generations.
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More than 50 years of Leicester in space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/05-more-than-50-years-of-leicester-in-space
In World Space Week we reflect on the University of Leicester’s long history of making out of this world discoveries.