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Ig Nobel Prize-winning geologist on why rocks speak in tongues
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/ig-nobel-zalasiewicz
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz, Emeritus Professor in the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, explains the research that won him an Ig Nobel Prize in 2023.
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Leicester’s showstopping chemist on his Bake-Off experiment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/josh-smalley-bake-off
Dr Joshua Smalley speaks to the Press Office about rising to the occasion in the famous white tent
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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust to host new NIHR Regional Research Delivery Network
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/nihr-research-delivery-network
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that a new National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) will commence in 2024 to support the successful delivery of health and social care research in England.
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Record attendances across Leicestershire Innovation Festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/innovation-fest
Leicestershire Innovation Festival attendances hit new highs as fresh records were set at the fifth annual event.
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New report part-funded by University of Leicester finds half of space workforce joins by age 25
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/space-census-skills
The first report on how and why people join the UK space sector, based on a census of the space sector funded by the University of Leicester, has been published by the Space Skills Alliance.
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University of Leicester junior doctor recognised for pioneering COVID-19 research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/dan-pan
A University of Leicester researcher has been recognised for his pioneering research into how COVID-19 spreads from person to person.
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Margaret Mathieson
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/margaret-mathieson
We have learned, with great sadness, of the death of Emeritus Professor Margaret Mathieson. As graduate, member of staff and benefactor, Margaret dedicated much of her life to shaping the University of Leicester.
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Leicester ramps up its wellbeing support for Gen Z students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/leicester-wellbeing-support-gen-z-students
With almost a quarter of those in the Generation Z age group affected by mental health issues, The University of Leicester has ramped up the wellbeing support it offers its students.
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Caroline Lucas and ‘The Rest is History’ Podcast headline 2025 Literary Leicester festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/literature-festival-caroline-lucas-rest-is-history
Literary Leicester is the University's free annual literature festival.
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International day marks the issues behind avoidable deaths
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/avoidable-deaths-network-international-awareness-day
The third instalment of an annual global day of awareness of the issues around avoidable deaths takes place this week.