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Make yourself at gnome the fashionable hermit in the garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/gnome-man2019s-land-the-fashionable-hermit-in-the-garden
The curious story of garden hermits - from their distant ancestors in imperial Rome to their humble modern counterpart, the dapper garden gnome - will be told at a free public lecture on Thursday 14 May.
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Heritage destruction in conflict zones offers archaeological opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/heritage-destruction-in-conflict-zones-offers-archaeological-opportunities
An international archaeological team co-led by Leicester researchers is investigating an historic site devastated by conflict in Lebanon - and has demonstrated it is possible to obtain original and important information from heritage sites that have been devastated by...
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How Twitter users can work together to defuse social tensions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/how-twitter-users-can-work-together-to-defuse-social-tensions
A report co-authored by Dr Paul Reilly (pictured) from the Department of Media and Communication has found that social media sites such as Twitter can be useful in keeping the peace and defusing tensions during times of social unrest.
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Japanese Princess completes year of study at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/japanese-princess-completes-year-of-study-at-leicester
Our School of Museum Studies is celebrating the achievement of a Japanese Princess who has successfully completed all her classes and handed in her final coursework. She now returns to Japan to await her final results before graduation in January 2016.
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Archaeologists identify ingredients for food served during Richard IIIs reign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/archaeologists-identify-ingredients-for-medieval-dishes-served-during-richard-iii2019s-reign
Archaeologists from the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) have lent their expertise towards a series of medieval recipes designed to provide insight into the culinary dishes that may have been served up during the reign of King Richard III.
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Leading historians to showcase cutting-edge research into anti-Semitic terror in Nazi Germany
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/leading-historians-to-showcase-cutting-edge-research-into-anti-semitic-terror-in-nazi-germany
Leading historians will be discussing their cutting-edge research into anti-Semitic terror in Nazi Germany at a free public lecture on Tuesday 25 October.
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International team put single molecules in super-fridge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/international-team-put-single-molecules-in-super-fridge
An international team of researchers led by our University has for the first time observed how a single two-atom-large molecule rotates in the coldest liquid known in nature.
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Free online course offers insights into the time of Richard III
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/free-online-course-offers-insights-into-the-time-of-richard-iii
As the first anniversary of the reinterment of Richard III approaches in March, our University is relaunching its highly popular online course that explores what it was really like to live in the world of the last Plantagenet King.
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Leicester academic to appear on BBC Radio 4 to discuss celebrated American author J D Salinger
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/university-of-leicester-academic-to-appear-on-bbc-radio-4-to-discuss-celebrated-american-author-j-d-salinger
A University of Leicester lecturer in American Literature will be exploring the English influences on J. D. Salinger's work on BBC Radio 4 later this month. Dr Sarah Graham, of the School of English, will feature in 'J. D.
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Leicester research cited in new series of the X-Files
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/leicester-research-cited-in-new-series-of-the-x-files
Actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have solved countless mysteries and battled a variety of fierce aliens throughout the years playing agents Mulder and Scully on the X-Files - and now they've turned their attention towards research...