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George Eliot 2019 conference report
https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/events/george-eliot-2019/ge2019-report
We are delighted to acknowledge the support of the British Association for Victorian Studies, which generously provided funding to cover social media and conference reporter bursaries for the George Eliot 2019 conference.
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Research Bites: ESA’s Gaia Mission
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/11/30/research-bites-esas-gaia-mission/
Please join us again this Friday December 2nd for our second research bites of the term. - Featuring Prof. Martin Barstow, talking about ESA's Gaia mission.
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ab520: Page 2
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/andrew_blain/page/2/
Astrophysics Seminar 3pm Wednesday 10th November Posted by ab520 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 8 November 2021 Freeke van der Voort (Cardiff) A remote talk on Teams describing the distribution of r-process elements in simulations of Milky-Way-sized galaxies.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/research
The research interests of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester cover a wide area from physico-chemical mechanisms through to cell physiology and pharmacology, and developmental biology. Explore our research themes.
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Leicestershire cardiologists’ life-saving mission gains the King’s recognition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/heartwize
Two Leicestershire cardiologists who made it their mission to teach every school leaver in the county lifesaving skills have seen their incredible efforts receive the royal seal of approval.
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Leicester medieval historian elected as Fellow of the British Academy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/joanna-story-british-academy-fellow-leicester
The University of Leicester's Professor Joanna Story has been elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy as a UK Fellow.
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Diversity education in medical schools to be addressed at national conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/diversity-education-in-medical-schools-to-be-addressed-at-national-conference
A national conference is to address issues relating to diversity in medical education.
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What makes some people simply able to carry on in the face of adversity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/what-makes-some-people-simply-able-to-2018carry-on2019-in-the-face-of-adversity
The ability to ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ could explain why some people suffer less depression and anxiety when faced with adversity, research has discovered.
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Charles Phythian-Adams
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/charles-phythian-adams
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Emeritus Professor Charles Phythian-Adams, former Head of the Department of English Local History (now the Centre for Regional and Local History), who passed away on 13 May 2025.
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Special comedy event and animated film in honour of playwright and provocateur Joe Orton
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/special-comedy-event-and-animated-film-in-honour-of-playwright-and-provocateur-joe-orton
To mark 50 years since the death of Joe Orton, BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Chris Shepherd is collaborating with Dr Emma Parker from our School of Arts on an Arts Council-funded project inspired by prank letters of complaint that Orton penned using the pseudonym Mrs Edna Welthorpe.