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Unearthing St Marys Abbey at the Yorkshire Museum
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/work-placement/unearthing-st-marys-abbey-at-the-yorkshire-museum
Yingqi Gao/Yorkshire Museum/St. Mary’s Abbey
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New research on the Caribbeans largest concentration of indigenous preColumbian rock art
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/artists-before-columbus-new-research-on-the-caribbean2019s-largest-concentration-of-indigenous-pre-columbian-rock-art
New research by academics from our university and the British Museum working with colleagues from the British Geological Survey and Cambridge University outlines the science behind the largest concentration of indigenous pre-Columbian rock art in the Caribbean.
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University celebrates largest online collection of local oral history recordings in the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/university-celebrates-largest-online-collection-of-local-oral-history-recordings-in-the-uk
A free public event to celebrate the publication of over 400 interviews recorded by the Leicester Oral History Archive between 1983 and 1990 will be held at the David Wilson Library on 1 March.
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Alumna wins top science writers award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/alumna-wins-top-science-writers-award
A Leicester graduate has won an Association of British Science Writers (ABSW) award for 'Best News Item' for her story about an ancient shipwreck victim.
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Third year fieldwork
https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/fieldwork/third-year
Find out about the exciting fieldwork you'll undertake during your third year studying with us. You will undertake an independent field-based project, which is is an exercise in practical, deductive geology and forms an important part of your degree.
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World-leading science park’s success showcased at festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/space-innovation
The achievements of the world’s first science and innovation park dedicated to space-related companies came under the spotlight at the Leicestershire Innovation Festival.
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From graduate to governance, University of Leicester honours court member
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/grads-johnson
The University of Leicester has recognised one of its graduates for his service to the institution.
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Leicester Pride 2020 launches online – “still celebrating, just in a different way”
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/pride
Pride 2020 Virtual Pride Leicester 2020 BCw2ua5eODI|Today the University of Leicester and Leicester Students’ Union are delighted to join Leicester Pride 2020, along with fellow universities, and Students’ Unions at, De Montfort and Loughborough.
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Study reveals new associations with lung disease and smoking behaviour
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/study-reveals-new-associations-with-lung-disease-and-smoking-behaviour
Smokers who survive their habit into old age may hold the key to better lung health for all, according to a study involving co-led by Professor Martin Tobin (pictured) from the Department of Health Sciences and funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC).
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Academic and adventurer describes climbing and cataloguing remote regions of the South American Andes mountains
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/academic-and-adventurer-describes-climbing-and-cataloguing-remote-regions-of-the-south-american-andes-mountains
Dr Suzie Imber from the Department of Physics and Astronomy is giving a talk about a unique adventure which saw her scale and catalogue a remote corner of the Andes mountains.