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350 Years Ago Pepys and the Easter of 1666
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/350-years-ago-pepys-and-the-easter-of-1666
350 years ago, on the Easter of 1666, famous diarist Samuel Pepys recorded how he failed to join a Church of England service at the Chapel in Whitehall Palace as it was too crowded over the festive period.
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Britains membership of the EU will remain vital in securing our influence across Europe and all over the world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/britains-membership-of-the-eu-will-remain-vital-in-securing-our-influence-across-europe-and-all-over-the-world
Professor Clare Anderson (pictured) from the School of History has written an article discussing some of the positive benefits of EU membership and how it is vital in securing our influence across Europe and all over the world.
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Professor Henrietta O'Connor appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of College
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/15-henrietta-o-connor-new-pro-vc-head-of-college
The University of Leicester is delighted to announce that Professor Henrietta O'Connor has been appointed to the role leading the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.
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Leicester scientist leads project to investigate ways to improve welfare of fish in research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/research-project-to-explore-use-of-less-invasive-swabbing-technique-to-reduce-stress-while-sampling-fish-dna
A new project, led by our University working with scientists from Nottingham Trent University and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), will explore how less-invasive swabbing techniques can be used to collect DNA from fish during...
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University of Sanctuary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/university-of-sanctuary
Our University has launched an initiative to be recognised as a University of Sanctuary, committed to welcoming and supporting refugees and asylum seekers.
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Extraordinary project challenged perceptions of disability and attitudes towards difference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/extraordinary-project-challenged-perceptions-of-disability-and-attitudes-towards-difference
An extraordinary project led by Leicester brought together 4 artists and 8 of the UK’s most renowned medical museums in a unique collaboration to question and challenge our attitudes towards difference with the aim of stimulating debate around the implications of a society...
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Leicester experts praise translation of diabetes risk-testing tool
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-experts-praise-translation-of-diabetes-risk-testing-tool
The translation of a tool to help people find out their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes has been described by Professor Kamlesh Khunti from the Diabetes Research Centre as a “breakthrough”.
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Experts warn that space is the next environment at risk of serious damage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/experts-warn-that-space-is-the-next-environment-at-risk-of-serious-damage
Space is the next environment that has to be protected against the impact of human development, a panel of top experts has warned at the UK Government's GREAT Festival of Innovation in Hong Kong.
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Female genital mutilation seeking alternative rites of passage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/female-genital-mutilation-seeking-2018alternative-rites-of-passage2019
The potential of a method of replacing female genital mutilation as an initiation into womanhood with culturally sensitive alternatives is to be explored.
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University of Leicester Staff Blog In Defence of Creative Writing
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/03/19/in-defence-of-creative-writing/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on March 19, 2014 Our newest colleague, Dr Jonathan Taylor, responds to Hanif Kureshi in Leicester Exchanges : http://leicesterexchanges.com/2014/03/18/teaching-creative-writing/ .