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Natural Resources and Energy for the 21st Century
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gl1104
Module code: GL1104 Where do the materials in my mobile phone come from? Should we mine in the Arctic? What are the viable alternatives to fossil fuels? How does the discovery of diamonds change the history of a country? Natural resources are the fundamental basis for the way...
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USA
https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/north-america/usa
We welcome students from the USA. Find out about entry requirements, the American student community and other country-specific information.
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HM The Queen thanks University of Leicester in message for Richard III reinterment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/hm-the-queen-thanks-university-of-leicester-in-message-for-richard-iii-reinterment
Her Majesty The Queen has thanked the University of Leicester in a message written for the reinterment ceremony of King Richard III on Thursday 26 March. The message reads: “The reinterment of Richard III is an event of great national and international significance.
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Events
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/news/events
Events hosted by the Centre for Regional and Local History
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The clock: a true measurement of time?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/clock
Read the article "The clock: a true measurement of time?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Celebrate Spring with Attenborough Arts Centre’s new programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/attenborough-arts
TV star Rosie Jones, acclaimed Iranian artist Mohammad Barrangi and top cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson lead Attenborough Arts Centre’s spring 2023 programme, which is fully announced today.
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Scientists investigate bumblebee decline due to particulate pollutant exposure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/bees-gut-microbiome-pollution
By studying bumblebee exposure to particulate air pollutants scientists at the University of Leicester have determined that the diversity and behaviour of the bee gut microbial community is altered when exposed to black carbon found in air pollution, disrupting the beneficial...
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Oral history projects in Rutland
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/directory-of-oral-history/east-midlands/rutland
Browse projects and oral history materials from Rutland, including the Heritage of Rutland Water, a project about England's largest man-made lake in its smallest county.
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Opportunity to touch smell and taste a deconstructed medieval manuscript
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/opportunity-to-touch-smell-and-taste-a-2018deconstructed2019-medieval-manuscript
A unique opportunity to experience a medieval manuscript as a sensory experience will be taking place at the University.
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Students to take part in cooking competition using Fairtrade ingredients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/students-to-take-part-in-cooking-competition-using-fairtrade-ingredients
University staff will be giving their best impressions of foodie TV personalities Gregg Wallace and John Torode as they grill students in a Fairtrade-themed MasterChef competition to mark Fairtrade Fortnight, taking place from 23 February to 8 March.