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Richard III reburial sees Leicester Cathedral visitor numbers soar
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/richard-iii-reburial-sees-leicester-cathedral-visitor-numbers-soar
The 'ongoing fascination' with King Richard III has seen a rise in people visiting Leicester Cathedral according to new data compiled by Visit Britain, a national tourism agency funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
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Was Richard IIIs scoliosis kept a secret until his death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/was-richard-iiis-scoliosis-kept-a-secret-until-his-death
Last month saw the mortal remains of King Richard III reinterred at Leicester Cathedral, more than two years after University archaeologists discovered his skeleton in a car park in August 2012.
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Award for ambitious and innovative project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/award-for-ambitious-and-innovative-project
Dr Richard Alexander (pictured) from the Department of Physics and Astronomy's Theoretical Astrophysics Group has won a prestigious £1.4 million award dedicated to ambitious and innovative projects.
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EarthSense Systems sponsors national air quality award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/earthsense-systems-sponsors-national-air-quality-award
EarthSense Systems, a joint venture between aerial mapping company Bluesky and our University, is sponsoring a national award for air quality.
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New research highlights how environment plays key role in changing movement behaviour of animals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/new-research-highlights-how-environment-plays-key-role-in-changing-movement-behaviour-of-animals
Researchers from our Department of Mathematics have developed a theory which explains how small animals, such as bats, insects and birds, adjust their movement behaviour based on cues within their environment.
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Extraordinary project challenged perceptions of disability and attitudes towards difference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/extraordinary-project-challenged-perceptions-of-disability-and-attitudes-towards-difference
An extraordinary project led by Leicester brought together 4 artists and 8 of the UK’s most renowned medical museums in a unique collaboration to question and challenge our attitudes towards difference with the aim of stimulating debate around the implications of a society...
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Material Centre at the 28th EUCHEM conference on Molten Salts & Ionic Liquids, in Greece, June 2022
https://le.ac.uk/sustainable-materials-processing/news/material-centre-at-the-28th-euchem-conference
The 1st year PhD students, Evangelia Daskalopoulou, attended and presented at the 28th EUCHEM conference on Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids last week in Greece! According to Evangelia: "My presentation at the 28th EUCHEM conference was about the redox potentials in...
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School of Business academics are helping to shine a light on the work of Vietnamese designers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/school-of-business-academics-are-helping-shine-a-light-on-the-work-of-vietnamese-designers
School of Business academics are helping to shine a light on the work of Vietnamese designers School of Business academics are helping to shine a light on the work of Vietnamese designers 1575|School of Business academics are helping shine a light on the work of Vietnamese...
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Women in Economics, Finance and Accounting (WEFA)
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/about/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/edi-networks/women-in-economics-finance-and-accounting
Women in Economics, Finance and Accounting (WEFA) is an outreach initiative aiming to encourage and inspire women to consider a career in Economics, Finance and Accounting (WEFA).
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The Blue Boar Inn
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/richard-iii-and-leicester/blue-boar-inn
The Blue Boar Inn was constructed in the mid-15th century. Richard’s final stay in Leicester was for one or two nights at the Blue Boar Inn on 19 and 20 August.