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University of Leicester Named in Student Surveillance Investigation
The University of Leicester (UoL) is one of twelve British universities revealed to have paid a private intelligence firm to monitor student protesters and academics, a joint investigation by Al Jazeera English and Liberty Investigates has found.
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University of Leicester set to end O2 Academy contract as redevelopment plans revealed
The University of Leicester (UoL) has confirmed it will not be renewing its partnership with Academy Music Group (AMG), meaning the O2 Academy venue on campus will change hands when the current agreement expires in December 2026.
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Keep It Moving
Something I hear a lot when I say I’ve done a year abroad is ‘I wish I were that brave’. What they don’t realise, is I was not that brave! I always thought it would be so cool to do, but maybe in another life (the real ‘maybe next time’). It felt like too big a…
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From Doubt to Departure: My Journey as an Indian Student at University of Leicester
I almost didn’t come. I keep returning to that thought whenever I look around my room in the UK and try to make sense of how I ended up here, thousands of miles from home. It’s strange to sit at my desk, with my student ID on the table and lecture notes open on my…
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Literary Leicester Celebrates Crime Fiction and Agatha Christie
Day One of Literary Leicester got off to a roaring start with a lively talk by Dr Mark Aldridge. His ‘Ten Things About Agatha Christie’ included facts, such as: she didn’t go to school – not uncommon for a young girl of her class in that era – and taught herself to read; she loved…
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What was the R.O.N. campaign?
this year 162 votes were cast for Re-Open Nominations (R.O.N.)
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An evening with Tara Mistry – author of No Speak English
No Speak English is an autobiography by Tara Mistry which depicts the journey she took with her mother and two older brothers from rural India to Leicester, England in 1963 where they joined her father, who was already living and working here. She was seven years old. The title of the book is a short…
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“Why wouldn’t you do the bare minimum if you are paid the bare minimum?”: Former SU Officer says executives are overworked and underpaid.
The former officer said the low pay excludes “those from working-class or minority backgrounds” from officer roles, telling the Ripple that they spent all of their savings during their employment with the SU. In response, the SU said they “must balance fair pay with responsible stewardship of student resources.”
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What are bleed kits, and why doesn’t our university have any?
Leicester’s independent newspaper, the Leicester Gazette, is raising money for more bleed kits in Leicester, following the recent stabbing of a De Montfort University (DMU) student. Cyber-security student, Khaleed Oladipo, 20, was reportedly stabbed around 5 pm on February 3rd outside of the Innovation Centre. The incident prompted the Leicester Gazette to launch a fundraiser to “get as…
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Students’ Union Elections: Presidential Candidates Revealed
The candidates for SU President have been revealed. The candidates are: Ahmir Riaz Aimee Thomas Will Blewitt Will Daubney Dylan Jouglah-Shields First Year Student at the University of Leicester, studying BA International Relations and History.