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Urban life
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/urban-life
Learn more about the collections about urban life in the East Midlands Oral History Archive.
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How medieval people named their animals is explored in new book
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/medieval-animal-names-books
The relationship between medieval people and their pets is the topic of the latest book by the University of Leicester’s Dr Ben Parsons. Introducing Medieval Animal Names explores what names medieval people gave to the animals with which they lived and worked.
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Photography
https://le.ac.uk/graduation/on-the-day/photography
Find out information about photographs of your day.
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David Christopher
https://le.ac.uk/people/david-christopher
Dr David Christopher is a Lecturer in Popular Screen Cultures at the University of Leicester for the School of Arts, Humanities, and Communications.
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Scoliosis
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/osteology/scoliosis
One compelling aspect of Shakespeare’s Richard III is his deformity. In the play the king is described as ‘hunchbacked’ and there has been considerable disagreement since whether this is real or a politically motivated invention of his enemies.
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Functional Programming
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/co2008
Module code: CO2008 Many of the ideas used in imperative programming arose through necessity in the early days of computing when machines were much slower and had far less memory than they do today. Languages such as C(++) and Pascal carry a substantial legacy from the past.
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Teaching resources cast new light on The Great Fire of London
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/fire-of-london
The University of Leicester and the Museum of London have today launched new learning resources for primary schools about the Great Fire of London and seventeenth-century history.
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University of Leicester bestows honour on English student-turned-inspiring-author
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/jeffrey-boakye
A University of Leicester graduate who has enjoyed a successful career as an author, broadcaster and educator has been awarded an honorary degree by his alma mater.
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Emotional new chancellor speaks about her appointment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/maggie
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock has given us a glimpse into her thoughts at the beginning of her five-year tenure as Chancellor of the University of Leicester.
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PostWorld Cup blues Delve into the history of the beautiful game
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/post-world-cup-blues-delve-into-the-history-of-the-beautiful-game
If the World Cup final leaves football fans wanting more, then a free online course has the answer in the form of one of the beautiful game’s most unlikely success stories.