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University supporting literacy skills through reading buddies and new books for schools
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/books
Volunteers from the University of Leicester have donated boxes full of brand-new books to local primary schools. It is part of a wider scheme that sees one hundred school-based volunteers support pupils at Uplands Junior L.E.A.
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Transforming space exploration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/transforming-space-exploration
Our University is spearheading the development of new power generation technologies for space exploration as part of a European Space Agency funded programme.
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Exploring the transient Universe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/exploring-the-transient-universe
A novel mission - to understand how the Universe began and what it is made of – involves Professor Paul O'Brien from our Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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Industry partnerships inspired by University life sciences showcase
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/industry-partnerships-inspired-by-university-life-sciences-showcase
The pioneering, eighteen-month, Industry & Academia Exchange (IAX) programme funded through the Medical Research Council’s Proximity to Discovery Scheme, got underway with an inspiring showcase event at Winstanley House in Leicester.
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Insular Manuscripts
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/insular-manuscripts
Leverhulme Trust International Network (2016-2019): IN–2016–029 The Insular Manuscripts project establishes an international research network to advance understanding of knowledge exchange in early medieval Europe through analysis of Insular Manuscripts.
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Fear Across Borders: Peasant Violence and Anti-Semitism in Russia, Romania and Austria-Hungary
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/fear-across-borders
Leverhulme Trust Early-Career Fellowship October 2013 – September 2016 Dr Irina Marin Fear across Borders is a postdoctoral project which examines the proliferation and interconnection of peasant unrest and anti-Semitic violence along the triple border between Tsarist Russia,...
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Wiesam Essa
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/wiesam-essa
We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Dr Wiesam Essa, of Al-Aqsa University in Palestine.
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Mantle Oral History collection
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/all/mantle-oral-history
The Mantle Oral History Project collection is an extensive collection of interviews with residents of the Coalville and Whitwick areas between 1984 and 1992. Find out more about the collection.
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University of Sanctuary
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/about-us/university-of-sanctuary
Explore the University of Sanctuary initiative in partnership with the English Language Teaching Unit
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Flexible degrees offered by Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/leicester-to-offer-flexible-degrees
Leicester is pioneering its ‘Pathways’ programme, which it believes will provide the most flexible curriculum in the UK, with students able to choose Single, Joint or Major/Minor courses in which they tailor their learning to reflect their strengths and interests and...