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Message from the Vice-Chancellor regarding lockdown
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As you know, last night Health Minister Matt Hancock announced a lockdown of Leicester following a rise in COVID-19 rates in the City.
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Coronavirus update
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Over the past 48 hours it has been reported that Leicester is currently experiencing an increase in the number of people testing positive for...
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New report reveals University supports 1 in 23 jobs in the city
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The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ contributes £360m annually to Leicester and Leicestershire, and supports every 1 in 23 jobs in the city, a new report...
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ESA provides a business boost for Space Park Leicester
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Space Park Leicester has been selected as a new centre to offer the successful business incubation programme for start-ups in the UK, run by the...
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New statistics show number of children admitted into intensive care with COVID-19
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New figures released today by the Universities of Leeds and Leicester reveal the number of children in the UK who were in paediatric intensive...
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World Refugee Day: transforming lives through education
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On World Refugee Day, the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is celebrating the transformative power of education to change lives, and the diversity that...
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Leicester championed as UK’s top recruiter to RECOVERY trial
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The Leicester COVID-19 research team, made up of researchers and clinicians from the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ and Leicester’s Hospitals, were...
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£500,000 awarded to create new Deep Space Centre
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A new centre dedicated to the exploration of deep space is to be built at the Space Park Leicester site, after the Wolfson Foundation awarded a...
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Representing BAME individuals in Covid-19 research
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Researchers must ensure people of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups are proportionately represented in Covid-19 studies, according to...
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Demand for free colonial history lessons spikes
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Free home schooling packs about Britain’s colonial past have seen a surge in popularity.