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University of Leicester’s employability strategy scoops industry award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/university-leicester-employability-strategy-scoops-industry-award
The University has won an industry award which reflects its commitment to supporting students and graduates to develop the skills, experience and confidence they need to succeed in an ever‑changing global workplace.
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Leicester leads major breakthrough in asbestos linked cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/confirm
A University of Leicester led team has made a major breakthrough in treating mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer linked to breathing in asbestos, which could help add years to patients’ lives.
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Transformative exhibition ‘Material Worlds: Contemporary Artists and Textiles’ arriving in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/attenborough-arts-centre-material-worlds
Artists featured in the exhibition include Caroline Achaintre, Jonathan Baldock, Phyllida Barlow, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Tenant of Culture, Alexandre da Cunha, Tonico Lemos Auad, Paul Maheke, Anna Perach, Yelena Popova, Yinka Shonibare, Rae-Yen Song, and Zadie Xa.
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Leading barrister returns to University of Leicester to mark 60 years of Law School excellence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/simeon-maskrey-leicester-law-school-anniversary
Leading barrister and Leicester alumnus Simeon Maskrey KC returned to the University to celebrate 60 years of Leicester Law School, reflecting on the support and opportunities that shaped his distinguished legal career.
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Remote sensing of greenhouse gases in the air over Jinja, Uganda
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/01/22/remote-sensing-of-greenhouse-gases-in-the-air-over-jinja-uganda/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 22 January 2020 A new ground-based measurement site in Uganda, set up by the University of Leicester in partnership with NaFIRRI, will provide a unique dataset of remotely sensed greenhouse gas observations...
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UROKODIA! 518-million-year-old fossil shows beginning of spider’s bite
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/urokodia-518-million-year-old-fossil-spider-bite
Scientists at University of Leicester and Yunnan University identified an ancient member of the Chelicerate family and X-ray analysis revealed pincer-like limbs that are the beginnings of what would become spiders’ fangs
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cl13
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/author/corinne_lambert/
The Dryad Collection – basket weaving Posted by cl13 in Library Special Collections on August 30, 2022 As I catalogue the Dryad Collection, I was surprised to see that the books on basket weaving not only included “How to” manuals, but also books that were concerned with the...
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Donor’s legacy will help train future surgeons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/surgical-suite
The dying wish of a former surgeon is helping medical students at the University of Leicester to follow in his footsteps
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University researchers show juices from damaged salad leaves massively stimulate Salmonella growth and salad leaf colonisation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/university-researchers-show-juices-from-damaged-salad-leaves-massively-stimulate-salmonella-growth-and-salad-leaf-colonisation
Investigations by Leicester microbiologists have revealed that just a small amount of damage to salad leaves can massively stimulate the presence of the food poisoning bug Salmonella in ready-prepared salad leaves.
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Breakthrough in fuel cell recycling turns ‘forever chemicals’ into renewable resources
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/breakthrough-fuel-cell-recycling-forever-chemicals-renewable
University of Leicester scientists develop technique using soundwaves to separate materials in fuel cells in seconds