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Historian to take part in stand-up comedy challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/historian-to-take-part-in-stand-up-comedy-challenge
Kevin Schürer (pictured), Professor of English Local History in our School of History and lead genealogist in the discovery of King Richard III, has been announced as one of the contenders in a stand-up comedy challenge in Leicestershire.
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Study reveals how thirsty trees pull water to their canopies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-reveals-how-thirsty-trees-pull-water-to-their-canopies
A scientific mystery about how trees pull water from the ground to their top branches has been solved by an international team of researchers led by Dr Adrian Boatwright, who conducted the research while at the Department of Chemistry.
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College Court wins Simply The Guest Award for the second year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/college-court-wins-simply-the-guest-award-for-the-second-year
College Court in Leicester has been awarded Top Rated status in this year’s LateRooms.com Simply The Guest Awards, where only the very best properties in the UK and Ireland are rewarded.
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Physics & Astronomy: Page 15
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/leigh_fletcher/page/15/
January 2021 Digest Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 February 2021 With 2020 now behind us, the Physics Community team would like to say a virtual “welcome to 2021,” and to share some of the stories on our School blog from the past few weeks.
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Mechanics of Materials (MoM)
https://le.ac.uk/engineering/research/mechanics-of-materials
Explore Mechanics of Materials research inside the Engineering department at the University of Leicester.
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Leicester secures a Rugby Varsity double
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/leicester-secures-a-rugby-varsity-double-against-de-montfort-university
The University of Leicester's women and men's Rugby teams have secured a double Varsity victory over players from De Montfort University during matches played on Wednesday 18 March.
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Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Country Indicators
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/22/micro-small-and-medium-enterprise-country-indicators/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2013 From the International financial corporation, (MSME-CI) Access to free data back 20 years on the number of small and medium business in 132 nations.
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Watergate digital records
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/06/24/watergate-digital-records/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 24, 2022 From the US National Archives and Records Administration To mark the 50th anniversary of the break-in on June 17, 1972 which led eventually led to the resignation of American President...
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Citys rocket tower to become beacon for students for Clearing
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/city2019s-rocket-tower-to-become-beacon-for-students-for-clearing
Our University is beaming out a message to A-level students across Leicester – and it’s 25 metres tall! The National Space Centre, a prominent landmark in the Leicester landscape, will become a beacon for Leicester’s A-level students celebrating their results as it displays a...
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Crowdsourcing and the Crisis-Affected Community: Lessons Learned and Looking Forward From Mission 46
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/07/02/crowdsourcing-and-the-crisis-affected-community-lessons-learned-and-looking-forward-from-mission-4636/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2012 http://robertmunro.com/mission4636.