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Cleaning up the oil industry
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/cleaning-oil-industry
Crude oil spills are one of the worst environmental disasters. Professor Hongbiao Dong explains the importance of moving away from fossil fuels, and how new welding techniques are reducing pipeline failure rates.
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Gown hire
https://le.ac.uk/graduation/prepare/gown-hire
Academic dress You must have full 'academic dress' for the day of your graduation.
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Oral archive delves into post and pre-NHS East Midlands worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/nhs-oral
To mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS, the University of Leicester has unearthed a treasure trove of spoken accounts of healthcare through the decades.
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A place for the displaced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/a-place-for-the-displaced
Leicester is celebrating the contribution of refugees and asylum seekers through a week-long programme of events during Refugee Week.
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Public invited to explore what it means to be at home
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/public-invited-to-explore-what-it-means-2018to-be-at-home2019
During Poverty Action Week 2018, members of the public are invited to visit our University to attend an event which will explore citizenship, belonging and what it means to create a sense of home for ourselves, and others.
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Expert opinions cover Brexit Zimbabwe Catalan and Euroscepticism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/expert-opinions-cover-brexit-zimbabwe-catalan-and-euroscepticism
Professor Adam Cygan from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has written an article discussing how the County was divided over the question of Brexit and what the future may hold.
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Distinguished personalities to be honoured at our graduation ceremonies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/distinguished-personalities-to-be-honoured-at-our-graduation-ceremonies
As we celebrate the success of our graduating students at our summer graduation ceremonies from 11-14 July, the achievements of six distinguished individuals who have excelled in their fields will be recognised as they receive honorary degrees from our University.
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EXPERT COMMENT A Le Pen victory could unleash a tsunami of economic volatility
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/expert-comment-a-le-pen-victory-could-unleash-a-tsunami-of-economic-volatility
Professor Panicos Demetriades has suggested that a victory for Marine Le Pen in the second round of the French presidential elections could 'unleash a tsunami of economic volatility', in an article for The Conversation.
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Modern-day insights from how segregationists sold their message on US television
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/how-segregationists-sold-their-message-on-us-television
The effective use of national television broadcasts by white segregationists during the civil rights movement could provide valuable insights into the persistence of white nationalism in the United States today in a project by a PhD student from the Universities of Leicester...
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Leicester satellite experts to help farmers improve fertiliser applications
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/leicester-satellite-experts-to-help-farmers-improve-fertiliser-applications
Agronomists and farmers could be set to benefit from a partnership between University researchers and Precise Crop Nutrition Ltd (PCNL).