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Local Freemasons donate 32000 to fund University research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/local-freemasons-donate-ps32-000-to-fund-university-research
The Freemasons’ Grand Charity has donated £32,000 to the University to fund research into visual impairments and the impact these have on different groups and their reading abilities.
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University ceremony for King Richard III
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/university-bids-farewell-to-king-richard-iii
A brief ceremony to mark the departure of the mortal remains of King Richard III from the University campus takes place on Sunday 22 March. Staff, students and families are invited to join media from around the world to bear witness to the historic occasion. At 10.
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Leicester to host national summit focusing on adult learning
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/leicester-to-host-national-summit-focusing-on-adult-learning
On 25 November the University will host a special one-day national summit on widening access, retention and success for mature learners in higher education. The summit is being organised by NEON, the professional body for widening access and social mobility.
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Leicester research informs new Sporting Equals initiative
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/leicester-research-informs-new-sporting-equals-initiative
Research from the University's Department of Sociology has informed Sporting Equals’s latest consumer research which provides valuable insight into the the young Asian Pakistani female market that sport providers can draw upon to make sport more inclusive for this...
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Expert to discuss gene-editing research at free public lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/expert-to-discuss-gene-editing-research-at-free-public-lecture
A leading expert will be discussing the latest breakthroughs in gene-editing research during this year’s Frank May Prize lecture on 31 October.
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Fallen soldier whose family founded local building society remembered by our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/fallen-soldier-whose-family-founded-local-building-society-remembered-by-our-university
A local soldier who fought during the First World War is being remembered on the centenary of his death by our University on Friday 4 November.
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Untold stories of the Holocaust South Russias largest city to be explored at exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/untold-stories-of-the-holocaust-south-russias-largest-city-to-be-explored-at-exhibition
A new exhibition organised by the University of Leicester will shed light on the untold wartime events in occupied Russia’s largest Holocaust site, Rostov-on-Don – including the discovery of a previously unknown Nazi prisoner of war camp.
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Art and sociology help to reveal lives of British South Asian Women
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/art-and-sociology-help-to-reveal-lives-of-british-south-asian-women
Leicester sociologists will collaborate with a local artist to bring new insights to their research into the experiences of migrant communities in the UK.
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Blood suckers fluid dynamics explain how quickly a vampire could drain your blood
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/out-for-blood-fluid-dynamics-explain-how-quickly-a-vampire-could-drain-your-blood
Throughout human history there have been tales of vampires – bloodsucking creatures of folklore that prey on their victims by draining their life essence, usually via the blood.
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Gender equality in sport to be discussed by Paralympic archery champion
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/gender-equality-in-sport-to-be-discussed-by-paralympic-archery-champion
Double Paralympic gold medallist and alumna Danielle Brown MBE will be returning to her alma mater to speak to staff and students about gender equality in sport to mark International Women’s Day.