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Stibbe Roman mosaic to go on public display for first time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/stibbe-roman-mosaic-to-go-on-public-display-for-first-time
University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) in partnership with BBC Radio Leicester are putting on public display the newly conserved ‘Stibbe’ Roman mosaic for the first time.
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Welcome to our first students from Dalian!
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/welcome-to-our-first-students-from-dalian
Welcome to our first students from Dalian! Welcome to our first students from Dalian! 1599|The University of Leicester has welcomed its first group of students from the Leicester International Institute (LII), Dalian University of Technology (DUT) in China.
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Honorary graduates January 2018 Andrew Bailey
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/honorary-graduates-january-2018-andrew-bailey
Andrew Bailey, the Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority and a former Executive Director of the Bank of England, received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from our University at our graduation ceremonies on Friday 26 January.
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Forthcoming Professorial Inaugural lectures announced for spring 2018
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/forthcoming-professorial-inaugural-lectures-announced-for-spring-2018
Pioneering research from our University's new Professors will be shared with the public at the upcoming Professorial Inaugural Lecture series.
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Alex Young
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/alex-young
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Dr Alex Young, who taught Engineering at Leicester in the 1960s and 1970s. Dr Young, who was an expert in the use of concrete in civil engineering, passed away in Cambridge on 23 October 2024.
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Leicester City Museums collection
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/all/leicester-city-museums
The Leicester City Museums collection is made up of interviews with Leicester musuem staff in regards to their experiences of working within the range of museums found in Leicester. Learn more about the collection.
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Interviewing
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/how-to-do-oral-history/interviewing
The East Midlands Oral History Archive has put together a number of resources on how best to conduct one-to-one structured or unstructured interviews. Find out more.
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Secrets of our ancient animal ancestors may be revealed through oldest DNA sequences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/secrets-of-our-ancient-animal-ancestors-may-be-revealed-through-oldest-dna-sequences
700 million year-old DNA sequences from ancient animals have been unearthed by researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Warwick, shedding new light on our earliest animal ancestors and how they influenced modern species - including the sponge.
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Why do we still love James Bond
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/why-do-we-still-love-james-bond
On Monday 26 October, another new James Bond movie will hit our cinema screens and the publicity machinery seems to be in overdrive. Spectre is the twenty-fourth in the continuous film series based on Ian Fleming’s British superspy and is produced by Eon Productions for MGM/Sony.
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Research suggests visual stress could be a symptom of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/research-suggests-visual-stress-could-be-a-symptom-of-chronic-fatigue-syndrome
People suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) could experience higher levels of visual stress than those without the condition, according to a team led by Dr Claire Hutchinson from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour.