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Graduate named Young Poet Laureate for London
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/graduate-named-young-poet-laureate-for-london
Poet Selina Nwulu, who graduated from the University with a degree in French and Italian from the School of Modern Languages, has been named Young...
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Return To Larkinland to explore poets time in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/return-to-larkinland-to-explore-poets-time-in-leicester
To celebrate National Poetry Day, and to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of Philip Larkin, writer and critic AN Wilson will be...
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Over 150 academics sign up as University experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/over-150-academics-sign-up-as-university-experts
More than 150 Leicester academics have signed up as experts to the University's Experts Guide, helping to highlight research taking place at the...
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University building to be named after first female professor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/university-building-to-be-named-after-first-female-professor
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has announced that a building at the University is to be named after its first female professor.
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New study considers whether age affects your experiences on an undergraduate degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/new-study-considers-whether-age-affects-your-experiences-on-an-undergraduate-degree
With significant numbers of students entering Higher Education over the age of 21, a University of Leicester project examines whether age is just...
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 24 30 September
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-24-30-september
Dr Jon Moran from the Department of Politics and International Relations has weighed up the pros and cons of armed drones in the skies above us in...
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Event to celebrate slavery abolitionists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/event-to-celebrate-slavery-abolitionists
The achievements of two 19th century Leicestershire women who championed a fight against slavery are to be celebrated at a free event at the...
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Conference explores regional languages of France
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/conference-explores-regional-languages-of-france
An upcoming conference at the University of Leicester will gather experts in the field of French language policies and planning with a particular...
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Transformative plan to pioneer a distinctive elite in higher education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/transformative-plan-to-pioneer-a-distinctive-elite-in-higher-education
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has unveiled a transformative plan to create a university that represents a ‘distinctive elite’...
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Free language taster sessions from Languages at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/free-language-taster-sessions-from-languages-at-leicester
A long-running language learning programme offering over a dozen languages is offering members of the public the opportunity to try a new...