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BLM memorial fence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/10/17/blm-memorial-fence/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2022 The Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Artifact Collection Note: this resource contains strong language and references to brutality and violence.
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Schrödinger’s Cat and the Hidden Feelings Box: PSHE and RSHE Education in a Digital World
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2025/07/14/schrodingers-cat-and-the-hidden-feelings-box-pshe-and-rshe-education-in-a-digital-world/
Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on July 14, 2025 Michelle O’Reilly, Diane Levine, Neil Sinclair, and Sarah Adams c What if being kind online is harder not because children don’t care — but because they can’t see inside...
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Nobel Prize: How Penrose, Genzel and Ghez helped put black holes at the centre of modern astrophysic
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/07/nobel-prize-how-penrose-genzel-and-ghez-helped-put-black-holes-at-the-centre-of-modern-astrophysics/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 7 October 2020 The award of this year’s Nobel prize in physics to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez will be greeted with enormous pleasure by physicists and astronomers worldwide.
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Open-air Shakespeare and more planned for summer events at Oadby oasis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/botanic-garden
The University of Leicester has revealed the annual summer events programme at the Botanic Garden, in Oadby.
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School children invited to take part in Leicester’s COP28 celebration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/cop28-poster-competition
Space Park Leicester and the National Centre for Earth Observation are inviting school children to send in their pictures, posters and infographics about climate change.
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Political journalism expert explains miners’ strike significance on BBC show
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/miners-strike
A 35-year career in political journalism led to a University of Leicester academic being called on to explain the significance of the 1984-5 miners’ strike to BBC radio listeners.
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New scientific technique helps catch wildlife criminals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/peregrine-falcon
DNA tests co-developed by scientists from the University of Leicester and Scotland’s wildlife forensic lab are helping to catch criminals involved in the illegal sale of protected bird species.
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Research skills training – Spring 2025
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/01/17/research-skills-training-spring-2025/
Advertising the new training program for research students at the University of Leicester in Spring 2025.
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1,800 year-old evidence of Roman worship found in Leicester Cathedral dig
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/cathedral-roman-worship
University of Leicester Archaeological Services uncover evidence of a cellar and altar stone from the Roman period thought to be a private shrine or cult room, suggesting the site of Leicester Cathedral has seen religious observance for nearly 1,800 years
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Managing a laugh students plan publicity campaign for Comedy Festival show
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/managing-a-laugh-students-plan-publicity-campaign-for-comedy-festival-show
In the midst of Leicester Comedy Festival, students from our MA Media and Advertising and MSc Marketing programmes in our School of Management and Department of Media and Communication have collaborated on a live project to promote the first solo show by writer Viv Groskop at...