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Apocalypse Then: The USA and the Vietnam War
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3634
Module code: HS3634 The USA’s involvement in the Vietnam War was a formative moment for the identity of the USA, and its impact was far greater than anyone could have predicted on both sides.
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The sky’s the limit for students thanks to University partnership with Leicestershire Aero Club
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/sky-limit-students-partnership-leicestershire-aero-club
First students have undergone flight training as part of a new Flight Test Course from School of Engineering , who have established a partnership with Leicestershire Aero Club to support training
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Insights into the workings of the brain revealed in lectures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/insights-into-the-workings-of-the-brain-revealed-in-lectures
Two outstanding PhD graduates from our University return this week to present their research to a public audience.
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Dr. Jenny Carter is the 2021 Caroline Herschel Lectureship Winner
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/25/dr-jenny-carter-is-the-2021-caroline-herschel-lectureship-winner/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 25 June 2021 Congratulations to Dr. Jenny Carter of Leicester’s Planetary Science Group on being awarded the prestigious 2021 Caroline Herschel Lectureship by the Royal Astronomical Society.
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Plantagenet portraits in the 15th and 16th centuries: contemporary contexts for the image of Richard III, 29 May 2018
https://le.ac.uk/medieval/events/archive/public-lectures/plantagenet-portraits
This lecture examined the surviving images of Richard III, in the context of the portraiture of his Plantagenet predecessors, both the tombs, manuscript illuminations and heraldic signifiers of identity that they created during their reigns, and the shaping and repurposing of...
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Verity Smith: Project management at the National Media Museum
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/graduate-profiles/verity-smith
Verity Smith graduated from Museum Studies at Leicester with an MA in 2012 and has since worked in varied and exciting roles in the museum sector.
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The Real Faces of the Royal Borough Exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/library/events/real-faces-of-the-royal-borough
2 May – 15 September 2023 The Real Faces of the Royal Borough brings together digital portraiture by professional Canadian artist Nevada Lynn and research on housing, displacement and gentrification conducted by geographer (and life-long Kensington resident) Sharda Rozena.
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Scientists unraveling the mosaic of the human brain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/scientists-unraveling-the-2018mosaic2019-of-the-human-brain
Researchers have shed new light on how neurons in the brain communicate with one another. This could potentially help in our understanding of how and why a range of neurodegenerative diseases occur.
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The open door: the transition of an access student?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/open-door
Read the article "The open door: the transition of an access student?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Richard III and the legacy of his re-discovery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/richard-iii-and-the-legacy-of-his-re-discovery
Mathew Morris (pictured), Site Director for the Grey Friars Project, University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), has written an article for the British Academy reflecting on his time working on the discovery of Richard III.