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Pauper letters and petitions for poor relief in Germany and Great Britain
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/pauper-letters-and-petitions-for-poor-relief-in-germany-and-great-britain
AHRC Project Grant (£241,808) May 2011 - April 2014 Professor Steven King For over two decades historical research has shown a new and intensified interest in life testimonies (ego-documents) of the lower classes, i.e.
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Predicting the impact of illness – and its remedies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/predicting-the-impact-of-illness-2013-and-its-remedies
Predicting the impact of illness – and its remedies Predicting the impact of illness – and its remedies 1425|Comprehensive approach to modelling healthcare in populations developed at Leicester could help to plan NHS services A new method of modelling illness across...
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The art of scientific glassblowing
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/the-art-of-scientific-glassblowing
Gayle Price, our talented glassblower, has been interviewed by the Wellcome Collection about the art of glassblowing and ways in which art and science connect in interesting ways.
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Next step for Pioneer Park development
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/next-step-for-pioneer-park-development
Work that will pave the way for the development of a space park at Leicester’s Pioneer Park could get under way in spring next year.
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New edition of book detailing the architecture of University of Leicester published
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/book-detailing-the-architecture-of-university-of-leicester-published-in-new-edition
The architectural histories of the University of Leicester and De Montfort University are detailed side by side in a new book by a respected architecture expert and graduate of Leicester.
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Search for Asian Radio Recordings and Memories in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/search-for-asian-radio-recordings-and-memories-in-leicester
In the late 1970s and the 1980s two thirds of the Asian population in Leicester listened to the Six O’clock Show on BBC Radio Leicester.
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800000 project investigates the human cost of war
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/ps800-000-project-investigates-the-human-cost-of-war
The human cost of civil wars is to be investigated in a four-year project entitled 'Welfare, Conflict and Memory during and after the English Civil Wars,1642-1700’ funded by a major grant of over £800,000 from the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
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Sociology student awarded UN internship in Indonesia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/sociology-student-awarded-un-internship-in-indonesia
Student Cindy Colondam, who is due to start her second year studying Sociology, has been working as an intern for the United Nations (UN) as part of their UN Global Pulse initiative in Jakarta, Indonesia over the summer.
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HeForShe video nominated for Royal Television Society award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-nominated-for-royal-television-society-award
The University has been nominated for a Royal Television Society Midlands Award for its HeForShe video in the Best Production Craft Skills category which recognises achievement behind the camera.
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Academic year: 2008-2009
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/research/seminar-series/08-09
Browse the speakers from the Centre for English Local History's seminar events, held in 2008-2009.