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University of Leicester sees boost in student numbers as widening participation strategy bears fruit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/university-of-leicester-sees-boost-in-student-numbers-as-widening-participation-strategy-bears-fruit
Undergraduate registrations at the University of Leicester increased by almost 10 per cent last year and applications for this year are also on the rise, bucking the national trend, the latest figures from UCAS show.
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Seeing stars as graduation celebrates scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/seeing-stars-as-graduation-celebrates-scientists
All week, the campus has been alive with celebrations with graduands, their parents and friends, and the festivities continued in full swing today as we paid tribute to the achievements of two promiment scientists who have made a unique impact upon their disciplines.
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Happiness is a place called Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/happiness-is-a-place-called-leicester
Life is good in Leicester- and that’s official. We are ranked the second best city in the UK according to a nationwide survey of happiness- and we are also ranked in the top 10 for general life satisfaction.
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Next phase for Space Park Leicester launched as planning permission is granted
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/16-space-park-phase-2
Leicester City Council has granted planning permission for the second phase development of Space Park Leicester, a landmark initiative to create a world-leading cluster for innovative research, enterprise and education in space and Earth observation, helping the UK capture a...
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Black British history scholarship is established to honour historian and activist Len Garrison
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/black-british-history-scholarship-historian-activist-len-garrison
Three postgraduates will be able study Black British history with the University of Leicester free of charge, thanks to a scholarship set up to honour alumnus Len Garrison.
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University of Leicester is =26th in the world for research quality in latest global ranking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/26th-research-quality-global-ranking-times-higher-education
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026 place Leicester =26th for research quality and positions Leicester 192nd overall out of 2191 institutions
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How universities can support Higher Education in Palestine will come under the spotlight as part of University of Leicester Breaking Barriers Refugee Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/refugee-week-2024
Week of events from 1 to 8 March celebrates the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary, and four events at University of Leicester will outline how it is supporting students and higher education systems under threat
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Six degrees of separation why it is a small world after all
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/six-degrees-of-separation-why-it-is-a-small-world-after-all
It’s a small world after all – and now science has explained why.
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Management Education as a Defence against the Dark (Commercial) Arts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2013/12/10/management-education-as-a-defence-against-the-dark-commercial-arts/
Posted by Nigel Iyer in School of Business Blog on December 10, 2013 Nigel Krishna Iyer, Independent Fraud and Corruption Investigator and Teaching Fellow at the School, discusses the rationale underpinning the new CPD course Defence against Fraud and Corruption .
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Using Numbers in Social Research
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy2008
Module code: SY2008 This module will help you develop the skills to both use and consume numbers in social research. You'll look at the ways in which you can locate, retrieve and use large scale numeric data for your research and studies.