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Ravenous black hole consumes three Earths’-worth of star every time it passes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/black-hole
Massive burst of X-rays detected by University of Leicester astronomers indicates material three times the mass of Earth burning up in a black hole.
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University of Leicester building officially reopened as Kathleen Kenyon Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/kathleen-kenyon-building-naming-ceremony
The University of Leicester's home for the School of Archaeology and Ancient History and the School of Museum Studies has been named after Dame Kathleen Kenyon.
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The loaf of bread: a symbol of business inequality?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/loaf-of-bread
Read the article "The loaf of bread: a symbol of business inequality?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Trailblazing woman of leadership is honoured by the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/grads-towle
A University of Leicester stalwart who led the charge for more women in leadership roles has been honoured by the institution.
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University of Leicester sets strategy to launch into its second Century
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/strategy
The University of Leicester has today (Thursday) launched a new 10-year strategy that will propel the institution into its second Century – and it comes with a new mission and vision that champion its Citizens and cultivates a legacy of real-world change.
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Prime Minister awards outstanding Leicestershire volunteers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/13-pm-awards-leicestershire-volunteers
Prime Minister awards outstanding Leicestershire volunteers Clive Ruggles Points of Light|Emeritus Professor Clive Ruggles from the University of Leicester and Dr Sue Hills are recognised for raising awareness of stalking and coercive control The Prime Minister has...
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Ancient History BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/ancient-history-ba/2026
Engage with the history of the classical world and explore a fascinating and crucial chapter of our human past with Leicester’s Ancient History BA degree.
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Richard III and space experts honoured for positive impact on Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/leics-award
A space expert and two key members of the Richard III team have been recognised for their outstanding achievements by Leicester City Council.
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Leicester alumnus Andy Byford set to save New Yorks neglected subways
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/leicester-alumnus-andy-byford-set-to-save-new-yorks-neglected-subways
Leicester alumnus Andy Byford, who studied German and French at Leicester, has recently taken up the monumental task of turning around New York's ageing, failing subway system.
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Funny bones macabre humour in the Dance of Death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/funny-bones-macabre-humour-in-the-2018dance-of-death2019
The haunting tale of a married couple who tragically lost nine of their ten children in infancy and later died in a state of Dickensian poverty sounds like a fitting story for Halloween - but for many people in the 19th century this exposure to death was commonplace and...