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People, EDI and Wellbeing Committee
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/committees/council/equality
See the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee's terms of reference and membership, including details of their role, responsibilities, reporting hierarchy and meetings.
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ESA provides a business boost for Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/esa-boost-space-park
Space Park Leicester has been selected as a new centre to offer the successful business incubation programme for start-ups in the UK, run by the European Space Agency (ESA).
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Summer events revealed for University of Leicester’s Oadby oasis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/botanic-events
The University of Leicester today announces the launch of a summer events programme at the Botanic Garden, in Oadby.
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Leicester team awarded prestigious prize from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/rcog
The team are the first in the world to use handheld scanners to help children with a complex eye disorder.
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Leicester graduate and astrophotographer involved in new film project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-graduate-and-astrophotographer-involved-in-new-film-project
BBC’s Sky at Night presenter and Leicester alumnus Pete Lawrence gives expert insight on the mysteries of the universe in a new film about time, presented by Leffe®.
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What is saffron
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/what-is-saffron
Did you know that you need to collect about 200,000 flowers to produce just one kilo of saffron? The labour needed to produce it is just one of the many reasons that make the spice the world's most expensive agricultural product.
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Liven your lectures – engage your students with an active learning approach
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/05/09/liven-your-lectures-engage-your-students-with-an-active-learning-approach/
Posted by Rachel Tunstall in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on May 9, 2018 Active learning is an umbrella term for learning and teaching methods which put the student in charge of their own learning through meaningful activities.
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New community archaeology project in Market Bosworth receives Lottery funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/new-community-archaeology-project-in-market-bosworth-receives-lottery-funding
Bosworth Links - a new community archaeology project that provides residents the opportunity to carry out excavations in order to learn more about their town’s history has received a grant of £29,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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Philip Larkins secret selfies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/philip-larkins-secret-selfies
For the first time, photographs taken by the poet Philip Larkin have been collected together from thousands held by the Larkin archive in Hull. Larkin had a long history with the University.
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Leicester team to feature on University Challenge Christmas series
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/university-challenge
As well as providing the 1963-winning team, the University of Leicester has also seen other firsts: in 1974, Sandya Narayansami became the first Indian woman to compete on the show, her team beating St John’s College, Oxford.