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Europeans have shaped what we think of as being quintessentially English
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/europeans-have-shaped-what-we-think-of-as-quintessentially-english
Immigrants from Europe have, for centuries, played a vital role in shaping British culture as well as our perception of what we think as quintessentially ‘English’ or ‘Scottish’.
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Eddie Izzard event at University of Leicester cancelled
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/eddie-izzard-event-at-university-of-leicester-cancelled
Eddie Izzard’s talk at the University of Leicester, as part of his Stand Up For Europe campaign, was cancelled following the suspension of EU referendum campaigning today. The suspension of campaigning follows the shocking attack on Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox near Leeds.
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Dallas Campbell to deliver free public lecture on 17 September as part of ESA event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/02-dallas-campbell
Author and TV presenter Dallas Campbell will visit campus on Tuesday 17 September to deliver a free public lecture on 'How to make a spacesuit.
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University launches crowdfunding platform for student groups
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/24-leiscgo
The University's Philanthropy, Alumni and Community Engagement (PACE) team has today launched LeicsGO, a new crowdfunding platform for student groups.
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College Court shortlisted for three Leicestershire Tourism Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/09-college-court-nominations
Returning for a ninth year, the Leicestershire Tourism Awards are aimed at finding the very best tourism businesses in Leicestershire.
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What we collect
https://le.ac.uk/library/special-collections/enhance/what-we-collect
How we collect and what we are looking to add to the University of Leicester Archives and Special Collections.
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Ways to give
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/environmental-futures/areas/join-the-fight/ways-to-give
Make a single gift Set up a regular gift Give by bank transfer Give by post Your gift will protect lives from deadly snakes in rural areas of Odisha.
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Partnership between Leicester Riders and our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-riders-partner-with-our-university
Our University is partnering with The Leicester Riders- national champions in British Club basketball.
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Type 2 diabetes could overwhelm NHS unless changes are made Leicester experts warn
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/type-2-diabetes-could-overwhelm-nhs-unless-changes-are-made-leicester-experts-warn
Melanie Davies CBE (pictured), a Professor of Diabetes Medicine at our University and the Leicester Diabetes Centre, has commented on the rise in people suffering from type 2 diabetes.
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Leicester researchers discover Charles Dickens artists lost sketches in school textbook
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-researchers-discover-charles-dickens-artists-secret-sketches-in-school-textbook
Schoolboy doodles by the Victorian artist John Leech, who first illustrated Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol', have been discovered by researchers from our University and will be on display in the David Wilson Library until 31 July.