University of Leicester 萊斯特大學
- Established in 1921 (university since 1957)
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Ranked in the top 2% of universities in the world by the QS World University Rankings 2010.
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Consistently features amongst the top-10 universities in England for student satisfaction.
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3rd best in England (after Oxford and Cambridge) for the quality of lecturing staff. (THE 2011)
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Citation levels place the university in the top 1% of universitries in the world and 6th in the UK
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It was here that DNA Genetic Fingerprinting was invented by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys
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Dept of Museum Studies has the greatest concentration of world class research of any department of any discipline in the UK
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The University won the 2009/10 THE Award for Outstanding Student Support

Student Distribution
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Undergraduate Full Time
10050
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Undergraduate Part Time
855
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Postgraduate Full Time
3520
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Postgraduate Part Time
2325
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International Student Percentage
24.0
Ranking
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2017 Teaching Excellence (TEF)Silver
2017-12-13
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2018 Times Good University Guide 34
2017-09-25
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2018 Guardian UK University League Table43
2017-05-17
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2018 Complete University Guide29
2017-05-17
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2018 GetSet UK University Table of Tables36
2017-11-16
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2018 Times Higher Education World University Ranking159
2017-09-11
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2018 QS World University Rankings®238
2017-06-30
Environment: City campus
Nearest Airport: Birmingham
Nearest Train Station: Leicester