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Building work begins on 430000squarefoot Bible Museum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/building-work-begins-on-430-000-square-foot-bible-museum
The eight-storey, 430,000-square-foot Museum of the Bible took a giant step toward its 2017 opening in Washington, D.C., beginning with surgical demolition of a 1982 addition to the historical building that will be reinvented as an international Bible museum.
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Royal role for Leicester graduate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/royal-role-for-leicester-graduate
A University of Leicester graduate has received the distinction of a royal role. Riaz Ravat BEM has been confirmed as one of eight new Deputy Lieutenants for the county of Leicestershire commissioned under oath, in honour of their service to the local community.
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Exhibition on life of diarist John Evelyn showcases exceptional collection of books and prints
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/exhibition-on-life-of-diarist-john-evelyn-showcases-exceptional-collection-of-books-and-prints
A new exhibition in the Special Collections highlights an ‘exceptional’ collection of rare books and prints from the life of 17th century diarist and writer John Evelyn, who lived and documented major events during his lifetime – including the last epidemic of the bubonic...
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Historian to speak at Holocaust events
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/historian-to-speak-at-holocaust-events
The Holocaust and its legacy will be explored at three events in the city and county Professor Aubrey Newman, Emeritus Professor in the School of History.
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Historical photo could be earliest of female geologist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/historical-photo-could-be-earliest-of-female-geologist
An enigmatic photograph titled ‘The Geologists’ showing a lady and a gentleman in front of some rocks is believed to have been taken at Chudleigh in Devon around 1843 by the pioneer photographer William H. F. Talbot.
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Recent grants
https://le.ac.uk/medieval/research/grants
Researchers in the Medieval Research Centre are frequently awarded prestigious and significant grants to undertake their research in medieval studies. Find out more about some of our Centre's recent research grants.
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Working in the Creative Industries
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ms2005
Module code: MS2005 The ‘Creative Industries’ are at the forefront of government strategies across the world for developing post-industrial economies, are seen as exciting places to work and regularly feature at the top of graduate employment destinations.
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The Other in American Fiction and Film
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/en3130
Module code: EN3130 Who are the monsters in contemporary America? Those who transgress boundaries of sex, gender, race, sexuality? Those whose bodies are 'different', whose very identity contests and destabilises the dominant order? In this module you will...
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Working in the Creative Industries
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ms2005
Module code: MS2005 The ‘Creative Industries’ are at the forefront of government strategies across the world for developing post-industrial economies, are seen as exciting places to work and regularly feature at the top of graduate employment destinations.
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Parent and Public Advisory Group
https://le.ac.uk/timms/research/lcfc/ppag
Are you interested in the health and wellbeing of babies and young children in Leicester and Leicestershire? Can you help us improve our work into the health of babies and young children? Our team is trying to find out how different factors in the early life of babies...