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University backs campaign for statue of iconic Leicester playwright Joe Orton
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/25-joe-orton-statue
The University of Leicester’s involvement with, and celebration of, the legacy of Leicester playwright Joe Orton continues with the announcement...
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Thought piece: The problem with Apollo
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/17-problem-with-apollo
As the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 11 on the lunar surface approaches, Dr Bleddyn Bowen, Lecturer in International Relations,...
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Literary experts and historians from around the world gather in Leicester to celebrate George Eliot’s bicentenary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/17-george-eliot
The University of Leicester will this week (Wednesday 17 – Friday 19 July) play host to an international conference marking the 200th anniversary...
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Thought piece: The sociological story of space travel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/17-cosmic-sociology
Professor John Goodwin, Professor of Sociology and Sociological Practice, of our School of Media, Communication and Sociology, provides a...
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Archaeological excavations at Bradgate Park uncover the home of Lady Jane Grey
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/25-archaeological-excavations-bradgate-park-fieldschool-lady-jane-grey
Archaeologists from the University of Leicester have returned to Bradgate Park for their fifth season of excavations.
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Schoolchildren from Leicester to send messages of hope to refugee camp
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/14-refugee-camp
Appeal for more schools to become ‘Schools of Sanctuary’. Children from a Leicester school are to send messages of hope to a refugee camp in Greece.
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Baby pterodactyls could fly from birth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/12-baby-pterodactyls-flying-from-birth
A breakthrough discovery has found that pterodactyls, extinct flying reptiles also known as pterosaurs, had a remarkable ability – they could fly...
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Students present youth violence solutions to the Home Office
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/07-students-home-office-youth-violence-challenge
On Wednesday 29 May, four of our students visited the Home Office to present their proposed solution to the problem of youth violence following...
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Unique Iron Age shield found by Leicester archaeologists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/23-enderby-iron-age-bark-shield
A unique bark shield from the Iron Age has been discovered by archaeologists from the University of Leicester, the only one of its kind ever found...
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World-renowned sociologist to deliver Anthropocene lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/17-bruno-latour-anthropocene-lecture
Professor Bruno Latour, the award-winning and renowned sociologist, philosopher and anthropologist, will deliver a lecture on the Anthropocene at...