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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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University of Leicester at the forefront of the fight against far right extremism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/19-national-action
New research provides invaluable insight into far-right political group National Action.
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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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Centre for Hate Studies launches new suite of digital training on hate and extremism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/24-hate-studies-digital-training-extremism
The Centre for Hate Studies at the University of Leicester has developed a new, free-of-charge suite of digital training modules on hate and...
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Danielle Brown inducted into BUCS Hall of Fame
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/18-danielle-brown-bucs-hall-of-fame
On Wednesday 5 June, University of Leicester Law graduate Danielle Brown was inducted into the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Hall...
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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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Leicester academic speaks at the CIPD Festival of Work
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/11-phoebe-moore-festival-of-work
Dr Phoebe V.