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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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Regular exercisers should be reassured by results of heart study, experts claim
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/heart-study
A study by University of Leicester researchers, investigating the belief that too much exercise can be bad for the heart has found that the heart’s structure and function does adapt to high levels of habitual physical activity but these changes stay within normal ranges
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Adapt
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/climate-change/adapt
Readying our campus for a changing world
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Professor Jayne Marshall
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/edi-in-practice/walk-with-women/jayne-marshall
Learn more about Professor Jayne Marshall, a Foundation Professor of Midwifery in the College of Life Sciences.
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Breakthrough discovery in diagnostic tools that can replace commonly used and fragile antibodies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/breakthrough-discovery-in-diagnostic-tools-that-can-replace-commonly-used-and-fragile-antibodies
Experts from our Biotechnology Group led by Professor Sergey Piletsky in collaboration with the spin-off company MIP Diagnostics Ltd have announced the development of polymeric materials with molecular recognition capabilities which hold the potential to outperform natural...
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Leicester scholars co-host international workshop to tackle SDGs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/metals-workshop-sdgs
Following a welcome from Professor Philip Baker, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise at the University of Leicester, attendees also had the opportunity to network with international colleagues as part of a UK-China bilateral early career forum.
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New approach to coronavirus testing could curb spread of virus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/28-coronavirus-masks
Coronavirus masks man in white coat in a lab holding a mask|A new approach to testing for coronavirus (COVID19) is to be trialled by researchers here at the University of Leicester, which could determine whether a person is infectious or not – even before symptoms are present.
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Stoneygate Scholarship
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/scholarships-bursaries-discounts/stoneygate
To honour the founding spirit of our university, we are awarding 100 Centenary Scholarships of £1,000 to undergraduate students beginning their studies in September 2018.
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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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Caribbean
https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/latin-america-caribbean/caribbean
We welcome students from Caribbean countries. Find out about entry requirements, the Caribbean student community and other region-specific information.