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Leicester named as one of the world’s best universities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/leicester-named-as-one-of-the-worlds-best-universities
University of Leicester retains its spot as one of the top 25 UK universities featured in the prestigious list, after being ranked 23rd in the list of UK universities featured in the top 200.
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The Centre for Regional and Local History’s New Library Spaces
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/research/blog/new-library-spaces
Back in 2021 the Centre for English Local History moved out of Marc Fitch House at 3-5 Salisbury Road, where it had resided since 1988, to a new space on the University’s main campus.
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A Sea of Conflict? Christian Muslim Encounters 1100-1300 AD- Part 1
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3763
Module code: HS3763 This special subject will look at the history of the medieval Eastern Mediterranean from a religious and cultural perspective.
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Human intelligence just got less mysterious, according to Leicester University’s neuroscientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/human-intelligence
Neuroscience experts from the University of Leicester have released research that breaks with the past fifty years of neuroscientific opinion, arguing that the way we store memories is key to making human intelligence superior to that of animals.
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Chief Scientific Adviser pays tribute to University of Leicester’s world-leading research, impact, and COVID-19 response during visit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/sir-patrick-vallance
Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, recently visited the University of Leicester to find out more about its research expertise and to deliver a lecture on the importance of scientific advice in national policymaking.
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Bookings open for the University of Leicester’s space CPD course
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/space-park-cpd-course
Fundamentals of Space Short Courses now open for bookings
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Team to take on the Three Peaks Challenge in 24 hours
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/team-to-take-on-the-three-peaks-challenge-in-24-hours
A team of students is preparing to climb the highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales to raise awareness of mental health issues.
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Botanic Garden Festival arrives at the University’s Oadby oasis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/botanic-garden-festival
A free community festival on 1 September, set against the backdrop of the beautiful Botanic Garden, will feature a potting workshop by Gardeners’ World presenter Nick Bailey
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British-built satellite launches to map Earth’s forests in 3D for the first time with Leicester expertise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/british-satellite-launches-map-earths-forests-leicester
A satellite developed by British academics and engineers, including expertise from the University of Leicester, is set to become the first in the world to measure accurately the condition and carbon mass of the Earth’s forests from space.
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Getting Away with Murder in Eighteenth Century England. The Surgeon’s Bain and the Power of the Crim
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/03/14/getting-away-with-murder/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on March 14, 2016 The Murder Act of 1752 could have created a major new supply line for the hard-pressed anatomy teachers of England, Wales and Scotland.