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• Seven top ten subject areas in Guardian University Guide

  Date: 26 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/seven-top-ten-subject-areas-in-guardian-university-guide

  The latest figures from the Guardian University Guide have ranked the University of Leicester at 32nd, placing us among the top third of the 119...

• Leicester reaches one million readers on The Conversation

  Date: 22 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-reaches-1-million-readers-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across the University have collectively captured the imagination of over one million readers through more than 100 articles on The...

• Richard lll brings almost 60 million to city

  Date: 19 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/richard-lll-brings-almost-ps60-million-to-city

  The discovery of King Richard lll brought in more than £59 million to Leicester’s economy, from the time of the discovery to the reinterment,...

• Leicester Abbey and the missing remains of Cardinal Wolsey righthand man to Henry VIII

  Date: 18 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-abbey-and-the-missing-remains-of-cardinal-wolsey-right-hand-man-to-henry-viii

  The discovery of Richard III and the subsequent research into his remains has helped to acquaint members of the public with the nation’s history –...

• Make yourself at gnome the fashionable hermit in the garden

  Date: 11 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/gnome-man2019s-land-the-fashionable-hermit-in-the-garden

  The curious story of garden hermits - from their distant ancestors in imperial Rome to their humble modern counterpart, the dapper garden gnome -...

• University celebrates 50 years of media and communication research with international conference

  Date: 11 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/university-celebrates-50-years-of-media-and-communication-research-with-international-conference

  More than 1,000 delegates from around the world are expected to attend an international conference at the University of Leicester next summer as...

• Holocaust awareness event to pay tribute to liberators of Belsen camp

  Date: 8 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/holocaust-awareness-event-to-pay-tribute-to-liberators-of-belsen

  Today is the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, first celebrated on 8 May 1945, which marks the formal acceptance by the Allies of...

• Media features President and Vice-Chancellor speaking on gender equality campaign

  Date: 8 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/media-features-president-and-vice-chancellor-speaking-on-gender-equality-campaign

  President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has spoken about Leicester’s involvement in the UN Women’s HeForShe solidarity movement in the...

• Staff and students to climb Everest in Leicester

  Date: 30 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/staff-and-students-to-climb-everest-in-leicester

  The Attenborough Tower, the tallest building on the University of Leicester’s campus, stands at 52 metres high.

• Author Edna OBrien to explore the writers craft

  Date: 30 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/author-edna-obrien-to-explore-the-writers-craft

  Award-winning author and playwright Edna O’Brien will be discussing the craft of writing at the free public 4th Annual Creative Writing Lecture on...