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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 8 14 October
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-8-14-october
John Williams from the Department of Sociology has written an article for the Leicester Mercury discussing the nation's attitude towards rugby in comparison to football.
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Origins of Pepyss famous diary unravelled
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/origins-of-pepys2019s-famous-diary-unravelled
The diary of the seventeenth-century cultural icon Samuel Pepys - which contains references to bribery, illicit sex, and criticisms of powerful men – has an enduring legacy, and Dr Kate Loveman from the School of English will be unravelling why it was written at an event at...
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Festival showcases work of leading postgraduate research students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/festival-showcases-work-of-leading-postgraduate-research-students
Fifty outstanding research students from the University will showcase their work at the free public Festival of Postgraduate Research on Monday 6 July between 11:00am - 2:00pm in the Charles Wilson Building.
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Hundreds of Clearing offers made by University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/2018hundreds2019-of-clearing-offers-made-by-university-of-leicester
The University of Leicester has already made hundreds of offers through Clearing since phone lines opened this morning. A total of 90 call handlers are taking calls. As of 12.
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New walking trail encourages children to discover Leicesters hidden gems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/new-walking-trail-encourages-children-to-discover-leicester2019s-hidden-gems
Fantasical creatures, mythical beings and mysterious people feature in a new children’s activity trail which aims to highlight Leicester’s architectural gems.
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History of Judaism in Leicester to be explored at event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/history-of-judaism-in-leicester-to-be-explored-at-event
The history of Judaism in Leicester will be explored at a free public event on Thursday 6 October.
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The unruly Christmas party of the Tudor period
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/the-unruly-christmas-party-of-the-tudor-period
Christmas can be a time for drunken parties, rowdy festive shenanigans and embarrassing behaviour, but getting intoxicated at Christmas and causing mischief is not an exclusively modern phenomenon, according to Leicester researchers.
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An architects view of the Centre for Medicine project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/an-architect2019s-view-of-the-centre-for-medicine-project
A leading architectural magazine has run a lengthy feature on the University’s Centre for Medicine project, detailing the array of innovative features that contributed to the building’s title of largest Passivhaus building in the UK.
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Legacy of Smigielski on post-war central Leicester to be explored in symposium
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/smigielski-symposium-to-explore-planning-of-post-war-central-leicester
Our University will be holding a symposium in partnership with the Leicester City Council on town planning and the historic environment in the post-war era since the 1960s.
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Film Studies
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Film Studies at the University of Leicester has an outstanding record in both teaching and research. Our courses are specially designed to provide you with an expert insight into the analysis of film.