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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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Richard III at the Sofia Science Festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/sofia-meets-richard-iii-at-the-science-festival
The team behind the momentous discovery of King Richard III will be presenting the science that led to the identification of the remains at a festival in Bulgaria.
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Leicester pupils learn about research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-pupils-learn-about-research
Pupils from Beaumont Leys School had a guided tour around the Leicester Diabetes Centre, based at Leicester General Hospital, as part of a study into the prevention of Type 2 diabetes in young people.
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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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Leicester prepares for Junos arrival at Jupiter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-prepares-for-juno2019s-arrival-at-jupiter
4 July will see the arrival of the NASA spacecraft Juno at Jupiter where soon after it will begin its orbit insertion manoeuvre of the giant planet.
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Universitys MRC Toxicology Unit to present interactive exhibition at Highcross Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university2019s-mrc-toxicology-unit-to-present-interactive-exhibition-at-highcross-leicester
Researchers from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Toxicology Unit at the University of Leicester will be presenting an interactive exhibition at Highcross Leicester on 25 and 26 June.
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University of Leicester rated one of the best in the world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/16-university-of-leicester-rated-one-of-the-best-in-the-world
The University of Leicester is ranked one of the top 200 universities in the world and top 25 in the UK according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2020.
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University recognises leading lights in education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/13-leics-live-awards
Last night saw leading lights in the education sector rewarded for their important contributions at the LeicestershireLive Education Awards, sponsored by the University of Leicester. The University were headline sponsors of the annual event held at King Power Stadium.
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Maths graduate wins prestigious Green Gown Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/27-green-gown-awards
For the second year running, the University of Leicester was awarded the Research with Impact - Student award at the Green Gown Awards. Maths graduate James Boyd won with his project calculating the carbon sequestration of our trees.
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