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Explore Leicester’s architectural heritage with guided campus tours
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/leicester-architecture-tours-heritage-hub
The public will have the chance to explore the University of Leicester’s characterful buildings with guided walks taking place on Saturday 13 September, Tuesday 16 September and Wednesday 17 September at central campus and Brookfield campus.
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The Planeterrella: an amazing polar light simulator
https://le.ac.uk/physics/outreach/the-planeterrella
The University of Leicester is home to a Planeterrella - a small vacuum chamber within which we recreate auroral lights around magnetic spheres, and visualise cosmic phenomena. Find out how your school can arrange a booking.
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Leaders in Co-creation?
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/leaders-in-cocreation
Leaders in co-creation? is a piece of research undertaken by Dr Louise Govier, MLA Museums Clore Leadership Fellow 2008-9.
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Career opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/english/study/undergraduate/careers
The range of opportunities for graduates in English is vast. Our degrees are highly flexible and are valued by employers and by those who recruit future teachers. Find out how an English degree from the University of Leicester can help launch your career.
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How Richard III died
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/osteology/injuries/how-richard-iii-died
Accounts of Richard's death are supported by the evidence on Richard III’s skeleton, allowing us to explore possible scenarios for his dying moments.
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University of Leicester academic helps to solve mystery of ‘golf-ball’ structures on Norfolk air base
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/feltwell
An academic from the University of Leicester has been featured on the latest episode of The Patch on BBC Radio 4. Dr Bleddyn Bowen, Associate Professor of International Relations is one of only a handful of experts in space policy and international relations in space.
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How you can help
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/environmental-futures/areas/join-the-fight/how-you-can-help
Help protect lives from deadly snakebites. Your donation can ensure that people at risk live long, happy, and injury-free lives.
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Professor Mustafa Arici
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni/mustafa-arici
Find out more about Professor Mustafa Arici, alumnus of the University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. He is Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey.
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Vice-President of the European Commission returns to Leicester to receive honorary degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/vice-president-of-the-european-commission-returns-to-leicester-to-receive-honorary-degree
A former student who rose to become Prime Minister of Finland and Vice-President of the European Commission has recalled his happy time at Leicester as an Erasmus student as he returned to the campus to receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.
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50 years of the Urban History Journal Conference
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/news-and-events/urban-history-conference
Conference to mark 50 years of the Urban History Journal on 11-13 July 2023 at College Court, University of Leicester, UK