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Christian makes University of Leicester history after graduating from flagship minority ethnic PhD scholarship scheme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/christian-graduating-flagship-minority-ethnic-phd-scholarship
Christian Davis has made history after becoming the first to graduate from the University of Leicester’s pioneering minority ethnic PhD scholarship scheme.
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Viking figurines were ‘more than just jewellery’, and were used and handled in a variety of ways, including long-term curation, 'decapitation', and attached to Christian artefacts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/viking-jewellery-mythology-silver-bronze
Senior author Dr Christina Tsoraki, of the School of Heritage and Culture, University of Leicester adds, "By studying the wear of the 'valkyrie' pendants -- the valkyries being female mythological beings that would bring slain warriors from the battlefield to...
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More on overtime
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/24/more-on-overtime/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2019 How much overtime do British workers do? The Office for National Statistics has Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) .
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National Archives: Olympic record
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/05/21/national-archives-olympic-record/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 21, 2012 http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/olympics/ A specialist section of pages created by the National archives to highlight their Olympic and Paralympic games holdings.
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The mystery of the impossible black hole
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/11/mystery-impossible-black-hole/
In September 2020 the LIGO/Virgo team announced the detection of two black holes merging. Two impossible black holes.
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The Neustadt annual Sociology lecture
https://le.ac.uk/cssp/events/neustadt
Learn more about the Neustadt annual Sociology lecture at Leicester.
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Antimicrobial therapy can prevent sepsis in pneumonia patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/antimicrobial-therapy-can-prevent-sepsis-in-pneumonia-patients
Antimicrobial therapy targeting specific cells in the immune system could prevent sepsis and life-threatening disease in people suffering from pneumonia, new research led by Leicester has shown.
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Nick's dissertation
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/undergraduate/dissertations/nick
Read about Nick’s dissertation, Can the understanding of Iron Age peoples' perception of space help us understand the location of Burrough Hill?
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Professor Surinder Birring
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni/surinder-birring
Find out more about Professor Surinder Birring, alumnus of the University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation.
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Plant Sale and Family Day at Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/plant-sale-family-day-at-botanic-garden
The Botanic Garden Plant Sale & Family Day is taking place on Sunday 28 June between 11:00am - 5:00pm on Glebe Road, Oadby, LE2 2LD. It is the University’s biggest annual public open day, and an important fixture in the community's calendar.