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Lucy Ellis
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/lucy-ellis
It is with great sadness that we share news of the death of Lucy Ellis, our colleague in Library and Learning Services. Lucy was taken ill earlier this year and had been receiving ongoing treatment.
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Positive boost in National Student Survey cements top position for University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/national-student-survey-results-leicester
Leicester is celebrating a top 15 position among UK institutions overall for student satisfaction, according to Times analysis, with positivity rising in all 26 core questions of the survey.
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Leicester Cathedral named one of the top five most haunted places in the Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-cathedral-named-one-of-the-top-five-most-haunted-places-in-the-midlands
In time for Halloween, ITV has compiled a list of the top five most haunted places in the Midlands - and Leicester Cathedral is ranked among them, said to be home of the ghost of Richard III. A psychic has apparently experienced a very real close encounter of the...
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Leicester among top 25 institutions in The TimesThe Sunday Times Good University Guide
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-among-top-25-institutions-in-the-times-the-sunday-times-good-university-guide
The University of Leicester is ranked among the top 25 UK institutions in a national league table compiled by national newspapers.
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Elite rugby event aims to keep premier league players at the top of their game
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/rugby-conference
A special conference organised by the University of Leicester’s Physical Activity and Rehabilitation Group, has sought to address the types of injuries professional sportspeople experience throughout their career and the care needed to keep them on the pitch.
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Student profile: Joel
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/student-profiles/joel-ahrc-midland4cities-dtp
PhD candidate at the School of Archaeology and Ancient History, funded via the AHRC Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership. Please tell us about your journey to doing a PhD My PhD journey was not the traditional one, if such a thing exists.
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Study reveals seven in ten patients hospitalised with COVID-19 not fully recovered five months post-discharge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/covid-19-patients-not-fully-recovered
The majority of survivors who left hospital following COVID-19 did not fully recover five months after discharge and continued to experience negative impacts on their physical and mental health, as well as ability to work, according to results released by the PHOSP-COVID...
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New research project to improve early recognition and treatment of perinatal complications
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/14-perinatal-complications-pregnancy-birth
University of Leicester-led study to explore women’s use of websites and apps to diagnose problems during later stages of pregnancy.
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Distant supermassive black hole shows high velocity sign of over-eating
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/distant-supermassive-black-hole-high-velocity-over-eating-770
University of Leicester scientists describe how the capture of new matter - lasting a few days and corresponding to several Earth masses - formed a ring around the hole, before being partly swallowed by the hole, with excess matter ejected as a high velocity wind.
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Zeeko Ltd takes up cutting-edge research lab at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/zeeko-research-lab-space-park-leicester
Leader in ultra-precision polishing technology joins University of Leicester’s prestigious £100 million space research and innovation facility