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Issues around interviewing
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/how-to-do-oral-history/interviewing/issues
Discover the issues that may surround interviewing, such as: bias, rapport, reciprocation, cultural considerations and interpreters.
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New hope for patients with aggressive asbestos-linked cancer as trial shows a targeted cancer treatment can improve survival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/asbestos-cancer-nero-leicester-fennell
Leicester researchers have shown for the first time that a drug that prevents cancer cells from repairing can control the growth of mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer caused by asbestos
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Jane Austen on the £10 note University of Leicester staff blogs
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2013/09/17/jane-austen-on-the-10-note/
Posted by Julian North in School of English Blog on September 17, 2013 I’ve been writing about portraits of Charlotte Bronte this summer. When the story about Jane Austen on the £10 note broke in July, Leicester Exchanges asked me to write a piece.
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Conversations with… Duncan Ross
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/23/conversations-with-duncan-ross/
Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 23 April 2021 Duncan is the head of the electronics workshop in the Space Research Centre at the University of Leicester, as well as being the group safety supervisor.
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SURE Internships 2023
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2023/10/09/students-reflect-on-their-summer-internships-in-physics/
Summer Undergraduate Internships within the School of Physics and Astronomy came to an end in August, and our interns have been sharing their thoughts and experiences over on LinkedIn.
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How medieval people named their animals is explored in new book
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/medieval-animal-names-books
The relationship between medieval people and their pets is the topic of the latest book by the University of Leicester’s Dr Ben Parsons. Introducing Medieval Animal Names explores what names medieval people gave to the animals with which they lived and worked.
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Interstellar insights to put businesses light-years ahead
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/interstellar-insights-to-put-businesses-light-years-ahead
Space technology expertise is easier to access than ever before – that’s the message from Leicester’s crew of scientists and business experts, as they prepare to make a giant leap to Hong Kong for the GREAT Festival of Innovation on 24 March.
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Ut vitam habeant – so that they may have life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/centenary-celebrations-blog
On 11 November 1918, the First World War came to an end and the following day Dr Astley Clarke wrote to the local newspaper to announce the creation of the 'Leicester University Fund', in celebration of peace and for the founding of a university college as a memorial.
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University of Leicester bestows honour on English student-turned-inspiring-author
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/jeffrey-boakye
A University of Leicester graduate who has enjoyed a successful career as an author, broadcaster and educator has been awarded an honorary degree by his alma mater.
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Supersonic half-term break in the Department of Engineering for London pupil
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/supersonic-half-term-break-at-the-department-of-engineering-for-london-pupil
An A-Level student from Surrey spent his autumn half-term break at our University for a rewarding week of work experience in the Gas Dynamics Laboratory.