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Buried ‘without any pompe or solemne funeral…’
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/richard-iii-and-leicester/buried
After the battle, Richard’s corpse was returned to Leicester, accompanied by Henry Tudor and the victorious Lancastrian army. By all accounts, Richard’s body was not treated well after the battle.
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University of Leicester historian bestowed British Academy honour
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/clare-anderson
A University of Leicester expert on imperial and global history has been recognised for their contribution to the humanities and social sciences.
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Study reveals underlying genetic risks for a type of heart attack largely affecting younger women
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/heart
Study reveals underlying genetic risks for a type of heart attack largely affecting younger women
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University of Leicester boost for city’s landmark Diwali event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/diwali
The University of Leicester is proud to announce it is sponsoring the city’s 40th annual Diwali lights switch-on event.
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Leicester praised in new book on science communications
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/fiona-fox-book
Award-winning work by the University of Leicester in improving science communications has been featured in a new book by Fiona Fox from the Science Media Centre.
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New space research to survey chimpanzee habitats
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/jgi-laser-chimps
Professor Kevin Tansey, of the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, will work closely with colleagues at Space Park Leicester – the first phase of which is now complete – in supporting the research and knowledge exchange programme.
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University research plays ‘vital role’ in fighting climate change
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/climate-exp0
Professor Susan Page, from the University of Leicester’s School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, shared leading research into using peatland environments to capture carbon as one form of nature-based solution.
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University of Leicester partners with The Audience Agency on innovative AI project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/audience-agency
The University of Leicester is working with mission-led charity The Audience Agency on an exciting new Artificial Intelligence project.
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University to mark founding legacy as living memorial
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/living-memorial
A major figure in the foundation of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland University College – which would later go on to become the University of Leicester – was local man Dr Astley Clarke. During the war, Astley was an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
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Tectonic shift in Southern Ocean caused dramatic ancient cooling event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/antarctica-tectonics
The study was led by Dr Isabel Sauermilch, researcher at the University of Tasmania and Utrecht University, and shows that these events were much more closely linked than previously thought.