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Space Park Leicester marks hugely successful first year as Space City launches
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/space-park-anniversary
University of Leicester reflects on past and hints at future as glimpse of next phase of Space Park Leicester’s development unveiled, coinciding with the launch of Leicester’s ‘Space City’ cluster
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Richard Foulkes
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2026/richard-foulkes
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Emyr Evans
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2026/emyr-evans
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University entrepreneurs win place on innovative VentureVersity accelerator programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/ventureversity-teams
Judges choose the 11 teams to join first VentureVersity Commercialisation Accelerator, turning academic ideas into reality. Businesses, students, academics and entrepreneurs have joined forces in first-of-its-kind collaboration to help bring more university spin outs to market.
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Jobs created and organisations helped to thrive thanks to social entrepreneur scheme spearheaded by University of Leicester collaboration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/jobs-created-social-entrepreneur-university-leicester
A growth and innovation programme delivered by the University of Leicester, in partnership with CASE and Community Enterprise Engine has created 19 jobs.
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Partnerships
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/precision-health/partnerships
We work with local, national and international organisations to deliver effective results. NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) A £26.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/developmental/developmental-schools-colleges/resources
Click here to find out more about the resources for developmental genetics that The University of Leicester provide for schools and colleges.
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Genomic sequencing confirms breast cancer link between Leicester sisters
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/27-sisters-genome
Two Leicester sisters who had their entire genomes sequenced in the hope of finding answers to their family history of breast cancer have learnt they both carry a genetic variant that significantly increases their risk of developing the disease.
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Open response to PETA UK Universities campaign
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/legislative-responsibilities/open-response
Read our open response to PETA UK in regards to their campaign against Universities using animals for research and experiments.
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University of Leicester honours charity chief for raising the ambitions of hundreds of thousands of young people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/university-leicester-honours-charity-chief-raising-ambitions-hundreds-thousands-young-people
The co-founder of a social mobility charity devoted to raising young people’s educational aspirations has received an honorary award from the University of Leicester.