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Woodland Adventures
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Learn more about the Woodland Adventure programme that we offer to primary school children.
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Government delegation visit to Leicester shapes University's Thailand partnership
/news/2025/december/government-delegation-leicester-university-thailand-partnership
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s growing relationship with Thailand took another key step forward when it received a government delegation from the Southeast Asian country.
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Improving air quality in Nairobi
/research/stories/sustaining-world/air-quality-nairobi
Poor urban air quality is a major development issue globally, placing a huge burden on public health.
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New research uncovers secrets of space’s mysterious black holes
/news/2020/april/black-hole-vs-white-dwarf
X-ray: NASA/CXO/CSIC-INTA/G.Miniutti et al.; Illustration: NASA/CXC/M. Weiss;|Scientists have uncovered clues into the reasons why mysterious black holes grow in size, after discovering an amazing struggle between a star and a black hole 250,000 light years away.
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Leicester ranked as a top three city for student living
/news/2020/august/student-living-index
Leicester has been named one of the best cities to study in by the annual Student Living Index, ranking third in the UK after Manchester and Cambridge. Its Student Living Index sits at just 0.60, compared to 0.
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Fundraising success for University facial hair
/news/2018/december/03-fundraising-success-facial-hair
Students and staff at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ have raised more than £7,000 for men's health causes by growing moustaches as part of the annual international Movember campaign.
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University-led event marks Baby Loss Awareness Week
/news/2025/october/baby-loss-awareness-leicester
Â鶹ÊÓƵ experts are sharing their work on perinatal care as part of Baby Loss Awareness Week
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ writer, Dr Jonathan Taylor wins Arnold Bennett Book Prize for Scablands and Other Stories
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A collection of short stories written by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Dr Jonathan Taylor has won the Arnold Bennet Book Prize.
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First skeletal evidence of leprosy in British red squirrels revealed by Â鶹ÊÓƵ study
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The first-ever skeletal evidence of leprosy in British red squirrels has been identified in a Â鶹ÊÓƵ-led study.
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Divestment
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The Â鶹ÊÓƵ are pleased to state that, as part of our Climate Strategy, have directly divested from fossil fuels in the management of our endowed funds. Our endowment strategy, managed by Goldman Sachs, is as follows