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Leicester archaeologists expand excavations at Leicester Cathedral site
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Preliminary investigations took place in late 2021, with the ULAS team carefully uncovering more than 120 burials in the top-most layers on the site. The area was once used as the churchyard for burials of people from all walks of life living in the surrounding parish.
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School-Centred Initial Teacher Training PGCE
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Find out more about SCITT providers offering the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ PGCE. School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) providers are networks of schools approved by the government to run their own teacher training courses and award Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
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Carry on up the charts: Rankings boost for Chemistry at Leicester
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The School of Chemistry, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, has achieved excellent rankings in the 2026 Guardian and Times league tables for the subject of Chemistry. We are currently ranked 2nd in the UK (1st in England), reflecting the dedication shown to our students.
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5th for Archaeology research in REF2021
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Archaeology and Ancient History research highlights in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.
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https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2019/01/24/sue-townsends-fan-mail/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on January 24, 2019 Guest Post from Helen Ward, Library Assistant in Archives and Special Collections.
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https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2025/05/21/centenary-celebrations/
Posted by Physics and Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 21 May 2025 Physics starting out in 1925 in the ‘Main Building’ (Photo credit: Liz Blood) The first students to study physics at what was then University College, Leicester were enrolled in 1925.
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Undergraduate programme specification content for Year in Research programme variants
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To be read in conjunction with the relevant programme specification.
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Leicester sponsors Special Recognition award at the British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards 2016
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Our University has sponsored an award that recognises the role that ex-professional footballer Paul Elliott has played in improving diversity and equality in the sport.
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Researcher hopes to find new treatment for people with Cystic Fibrosis using phage therapy
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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ researcher Dr Jessica Lewis has been awarded part of a £1.3 million pot of funding to explore bacteriophage treatments for people with cystic fibrosis
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https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/28/the-nasa-jaxa-global-precipitation-measurement-mission/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 28 October 2020 Leicester precipitation scientists Daniel Watters and Alessandro Battaglia outline how a NASA-JAXA mission addresses the challenge of global measurement of precipitation.