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• Leicester boosts disadvantaged student intake as it reaches out to primary schools

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-boosts-disadvantaged-student-intake-as-it-reaches-out-to-primary-schools

  Our University is targeting primary schools in efforts to diversify its intake after seeing a significant rise in applications from disadvantaged students.

• Human fingerprint on forest disturbance patterns as viewed from space

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/forest-structures

  A team of researchers from the UK and Europe used remote sensing data to describe the landscape structure of forest disturbances and assess how these differ across regions and under human influence

• Face to face with Waugh: John Freeman (1915-2014)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2015/01/29/face-to-face-with-waugh-john-freeman-1915-2014/

  Posted by Roger Irwin in Waugh and Words on January 29, 2015 On 20 December last year John Freeman – soldier, Labour politician and television interviewer – died aged 99.

• Retired hospitals chief is honoured by the University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/retired-hospitals-chief-honoured-university-leicester

  A former leader of University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) has been recognised for his services to healthcare by the University of Leicester.

• The deterioration of US-China security relations during the Obama Presidency

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/the-deterioration-of-u-s-china-security-relations-during-the-obama-presidency

  A new book by Dr James Johnson from our School of History, Politics and International Relations will unravel the deterioration of US-China security relations during the Obama Presidency. The book, ‘The U.S.

• Universitys travel plan praised as an exemplar

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/universitys-travel-plan-praised-as-an-exemplar

  The University of Leicester’s travel plan has now been published and has received high praise from the city council. The project led by Dr Sandra Lee from our Environment Team was described as being of ’a very high standard’ and ‘exemplary.

• University of Leicester researcher is awarded Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis Fellowship

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/02-mike-bray-fellowship

  A University of Leicester researcher has been awarded the Mike Bray Fellowship by Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis

• New advance announced in fight against Alzheimers and Parkinsons

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-advance-announced-in-fight-against-alzheimers-and-parkinsons

  A five-year study by an international team led by Leicester has found a way of ‘reversing’ symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases such as  Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s – using fruit flies as test subjects.

• A closer look at Jupiter

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/a-closer-look-at-jupiter

  The vital role that Jupiter plays in discovering the origins of our solar system was explored by a Leicester astronomer and Juno science team member.

• £14 million in funding announced for five research projects into land use and Net Zero

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/lunz-hub

  The Land Use for Net Zero Hub, co-led by the University of Leicester and James Hutton Institute, receives £14 million funding for five projects.