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Scoliosis
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/osteology/scoliosis
One compelling aspect of Shakespeare’s Richard III is his deformity. In the play the king is described as ‘hunchbacked’ and there has been considerable disagreement since whether this is real or a politically motivated invention of his enemies.
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Locating the church within the friary
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/locating-the-church
The discovery of the chapter house and eastern cloister walk in the first two trenches meant that parts of the church were likely be present in the car park or the school playground, but where to look next? Richard Buckley made the decision to look in the school playground...
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PostWorld Cup blues Delve into the history of the beautiful game
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/post-world-cup-blues-delve-into-the-history-of-the-beautiful-game
If the World Cup final leaves football fans wanting more, then a free online course has the answer in the form of one of the beautiful game’s most unlikely success stories.
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Students calculate how much of the Amazon would be required to print the Internet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/students-calculate-how-much-of-the-amazon-would-be-required-to-print-the-internet
Students from the The Centre for Interdisciplinary Science have calculated how much paper would be required to physically print the Internet as we know it - and have worked out that despite the Internet’s enormous size less than 1 per cent of the Amazon rainforest’s...
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Conference explores how death can be the beginning - not the end
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/conference-questions-when-death-truly-takes-place
A three day international and interdisciplinary conference took place between 16-18 April which explored themes around death and dying and how our departure from this life may not be as set in stone as may be assumed.
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Archaeological fieldschool launched at Bradgate Park
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/archaeological-fieldschool-launched-at-bradgate-park
The many mysteries of Leicestershire’s 850-acre deer park are set to be explored by University archaeologists over the next five years with the launch of a fieldschool at Bradgate Park.
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Wendy Hickling OBE, JP, DL (1936-2017)
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women/wendy-hickling
“In our rooms, with outstretched arms you could touch each wall. You were allowed five items on your dressing table and nothing on the radiator. If you contravened this rule your surplus items were confiscated and you had to pay to get them back.
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New lecture series to explore Leicesters planning story
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/new-lecture-series-to-explore-leicesters-planning-story
A new series of public lectures that will explore the urban development, history and architecture of Leicester will launch later this month.
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School Partnerships
https://le.ac.uk/education/school-partnerships
The University of Leicester collaborates closely with the teaching profession and schools through a number of highly regarded and well-established partnerships. Find out about our University-school partnerships.
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Public lecture to mark the 350th anniversary of John Miltons epic Paradise Lost
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/public-lecture-to-mark-the-350th-anniversary-of-john-milton2019s-epic-paradise-lost
An upcoming public lecture will mark and celebrate the 350th anniversary of John Milton’s epic Paradise Lost. Delivered by Professor Karen Edwards (Exeter) on 20 October from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm in the Library of Birmingham, the lecture is entitled ‘Slow Love in Paradise Lost‘.