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Triumphing in the face of adversity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/triumphing-in-the-face-of-adversity
Corinne’s time at the University of Leicester has, in great part, been shaped by her resilience. Beginning her degree in 2013, she faced a number of personal setbacks, but after five years of hard work and dedication, she graduates this week with her LLB.
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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
https://le.ac.uk/study/distance-learners/moocs
Learn about our free Massive Open Online Courses, MOOCs, which are short courses that are delivered online for anyone, anywhere.
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Leicester to lead development of space instrument
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-to-lead-development-of-space-instrument
A space mission called SMILE (Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) which is a joint collaboration between scientists from the UK, Europe, Canada, the US and China, has received the go-ahead for an initial study phase this summer by the European Space Agency...
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Varsity Victory for Team Leicester Cricket
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/team-leicester-cricket-varsity-victory
1pm, Friday 20 May, Fischer County Ground, Grace Rd, Leicester LE2 8AD Result: ULCC 148-4 in 20 overs beat DMUCC 123-6 off 20 overs Traditionally the smallest of the showcase Varsity events, the prospect of a game under the brand new floodlights at the Fischer County Ground...
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Students at Leicester encouraged to register for EU referendum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students-at-leicester-encouraged-to-register-for-eu-referendum
The University and our Students’ Union have spearheaded campaigns to highlight the importance of students registering to vote for the EU referendum.
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Unemployment Heart Disease prevention fingerprints and babyfarming among research showcased at Festival of Postgraduate Research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/unemployment-heart-disease-prevention-fingerprints-and-2018baby-farming2019-among-research-showcased-at-university-of-leicester-festival
Research into youth unemployment in the East Midlands and unemployment amongst the elderly and unskilled, how manipulations in genetic ‘switches’ can help prevent heart disease, creating new algorithms for fingerprint identification and a re-evaluation of ‘baby-farming’...
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Leicester researchers develop novel heart pump to help people with heart failure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/10-novel-new-pump-to-help-people-with-heart-failure
SZ92jwoXe1k|Dr David Adlam, Associate Professor and Interventional Cardiologist in the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Piyal Samara-Ratna, Mechanical Engineer in the Space Research Centre, have joined forces to combine medical and space research to develop a pump...
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New book breaks barrier between students and modern research in mathematics
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/29-garrett-book
In recent years mathematicians, armed with global internet (which simplifies collaboration), and powerful computers (used for numerical simulations, hypothesis testing, routine algebraic manipulations, etc.
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BBC Gardener Nick Bailey donates entire garden to the University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/bbc-gardener-nick-bailey-donates-garden
Director of the University of Leicester Botanic Garden kindly donates plants from his headline ‘Plant-based’ garden showcased at BBC Gardener’s World Live
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Goal 5: Gender Equality
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/gender-equality
The fifth Sustainable Development Goal is to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.