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Leicester internationally recognised for supporting student sport
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-internationally-recognised-for-supporting-student-sport
Innovation and demonstration of best practice has helped Leicester win a European Award for supporting student sport. The University’s Leicester Academy picked up the top prize at the European Network of Academic Sports Services event.
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The happy ending to the story of ambitious project to refurbish iconic Engineering Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/the-2018happy-ending2019-to-the-story-of-ambitious-project-to-refurbish-iconic-engineering-building
The Herculean task of replacing the iconic roof of one the world’s most revered pieces of 20th-century architecture has been captured on the page by the lead designer of the project.
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Research reveals new insights into solidification cracking during welding of steel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/research-reveals-new-insights-into-solidification-cracking-during-welding-of-steel
New research led by our University has made a novel breakthrough in understanding how solidification cracking occurs during the welding of steel, an important engineering alloy.
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Our University to offer unique esports course to help students gain experience in the video games industry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-to-offer-unique-esports-course-to-help-students-gain-experience-in-the-video-games-industry
Our University is partnering with the UK arm of global esports company ESL to develop a unique course to help students gain valuable insights into the esports industry.
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New community counting materials for children launched
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/new-community-counting-materials-for-children-launched
Maths materials featuring local schoolchildren, adults and celebrities will be launched at an event at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 4 July.
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Project to help child historians to explore English country houses colonial connections
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/projec-to-help-child-historians-to-explore-english-country-houses2019-colonial-connections
A new initiative by our Centre for New Writing will mobilise child historians to develop new audiences for cutting-edge research about British country houses’ Caribbean and East India connections.
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Event brings together professionals to discuss new approaches to the writing and publishing industry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/event-brings-together-professionals-to-discuss-new-approaches-to-the-writing-and-publishing-industry
Opportunities and challenges for independent publishers and self-published authors in the grassroots literary scene in Leicester and beyond were discussed at a recent event organised by the University on Thursday 6 July at LCB Depot.
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Photograph exhibition organised by students highlights liberation of Nazi camps
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/photograph-exhibition-highlights-liberation-of-nazi-camps
A photograph exhibition highlighting the liberation of Nazi camps during the Second World War will launch at the David Wilson Library on Wednesday 22 March.
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University showcases wide-ranging postgraduate research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/university-showcases-wide-ranging-postgraduate-research
Talented PhD graduates from our University will be delivering a wealth of insight at the cutting edge of their fields at a day of lectures on 22 March.
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Academic discusses Martin McGuinness in a BBC Radio Leicester interview
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/academic-discusses-the-death-of-martin-mcguinness-in-a-bbc-radio-leicester-interview
Dr Richard Butler, from the University of Leicester’s School of History, Politics and International Relations, has discussed the life of Martin McGuinness, who passed away today at the age of 66, in an interview with BBC Radio Leicester.