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Historians pay tribute following death of Holocaust survivor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/historians-pay-tribute-following-death-of-holocaust-survivor
The Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies has joined in the world-wide expressions of regret on the death of Elie Wiesel.
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Chilcot How the Iraq war has led to a rise in extremism and fatally undermined the European Union
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/chilcot-how-the-iraq-war-has-led-to-a-rise-in-extremism-and-2018fatally-undermined2019-the-european-union
The Iraq war still scars us today, leading to a rise in extremism and ‘fatally undermining’ the European Union, according to Dr Robert Dover...
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Expert opinions cover Brexit Michael Gove Victorian dismemberment football and US nuclear command
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/expert-opinions-cover-brexit-michael-gove-and-victorian-dismemberment
Professor Panicos Demetriades from the Department of Economics has written an article for Think: Leicester giving his initial reaction to the...
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Leicester research supports European Parliament legislation on aggressive corporate tax planning
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-research-supports-european-parliament-legislation-on-aggressive-corporate-tax-planning
A Leicester academic has been at the heart of the European Parliament's attempts to introduce reforms to curb aggressive tax planning and...
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Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology to bring our past to life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/festival-of-leicestershire-and-rutland-archaeology-to-bring-our-past-to-life
Members of the public are invited to help bring our past to life by taking part in the UK’s largest archaeology festival and this year’s event...
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Expert opinions cover slum tourism the BBC and Brexit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/expert-opinions-cover-slum-tourism-the-bbc-and-brexit
Professor Peter Lunt has written an article discussing how Ofcom may soon regulate the BBC - yet we know it already struggles to treat the public...
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Richard III is number 1
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/richard-iii-is-number-1
Our University's discovery of King Richard III and his subsequent reburial at Leicester Cathedral has retained the top spot in the History 100...
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Bradgate Park mysteries to be revealed at archaeology discovery day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/bradgate-park-mysteries-to-be-revealed-at-archaeology-discovery-day
Members of the public are invited to learn about the latest archaeological discoveries being made by our University's Archaeology fieldschool at...
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University cited by Leicester MP in European Union membership debate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-cited-by-leicester-mp-in-european-union-membership-debate
Our University has been cited in a European Union membership debate in the House of Commons by Leicester West and Labour MP, Liz Kendall, on 15 June.
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Expert opinions cover Brexit football hooliganism and the aging process
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/expert-opinions-cover
Professor Clare Anderson from the School of History has written an article discussing some of the positive benefits of EU membership and how it is...