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University historian drives successful campaign for Leicestershire flag
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/leicestershire-flag
Professor Shipley formed the idea of establishing a flag for Leicestershire in 2014, when he noticed that around half of England’s 39 historic counties had adopted flags in the previous decade or so, and that soon Leicestershire would be one of the few without one.
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Leicester students win out of this world competition for satellite ideas
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/satellife
A team of students from Leicester has won thousands of pounds in a competition run by the UK Space Agency calling for innovative ideas on how satellites can improve life on Earth.
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Discover the range of activities we offer for students under 16
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Teachers and careers advisers
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Death of a Poet: Seamus Heaney University of Leicester staff blogs
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2013/09/30/death-of-a-poet-seamus-heaney/
Posted by Gordon Campbell in School of English Blog on September 30, 2013 In recent weeks there has been a torrent of tributes to Seamus Heaney, many written by people who claimed friendship with Heaney.
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Juno’s first perijove – may the science commence!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/08/24/junos-first-perijove-may-the-science-commence/
Posted by Henrik Melin in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on August 24, 2016 The Juno spacecraft is today 3 million km from Jupiter, and it has spent its time in the first of two capture orbits about the planet.
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A Trip to Oxford – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/07/23/oxfordtrip/
On the trail of Evelyn Waugh’s contributions to the Oxford University magazine 'The Isis'
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University Leadership Team:
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/ult/
Menu Close University Leadership Team International Women’s Day – The Gender Pay Gap at the University of Leicester Posted by on March 8, 2017 Today March 8th 2017 marks International Women’s Day.
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Two Students + One Programme = Graduate Job Success
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/careerdevelopmentservice/2015/10/16/leicester-award-gold/
Posted by Marie Muir in Career Development Service on October 16, 2015 Fran and Lucy took part in the Leicester Award Gold when they studied at the University of Leicester, hear why they think you should do it too! Why did you apply for the Leicester Award Gold? Fran – I...
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AboutUs
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Leicester probably started as a Celtic settlement. It was the capital of the local Celtic tribe, the Coriletavi. The Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD and they captured Leicestershire by 47 AD. The Romans built a fort at Leicester in 48 AD.