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Botanic Garden Festival arrives at the University’s Oadby oasis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/botanic-garden-festival
A free community festival on 1 September, set against the backdrop of the beautiful Botanic Garden, will feature a potting workshop by Gardeners’ World presenter Nick Bailey
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Sanctuary Seekers’ Unit
https://le.ac.uk/cite/sanctuary-seekers-unit
The University of Leicester is a University of sanctuary. Find out more about the work we're doing.
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University of Leicester awards honorary degree to graduate and best-selling author
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/adele-parks
Acclaimed novelist and Leicester graduate, Adele Parks MBE has returned to the University to be awarded an honorary degree. Parks received a (DLitt) Doctor of Letters from the University of Leicester in a ceremony that took place at De Montfort Hall on Thursday, 19 January.
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Space scientist receives prestigious award from Royal Astronomical Society
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/space-scientist-receives-prestigious-award-from-royal-astronomical-society
Professor Emma Bunce (pictured) from our Department of Physics and Astronomy has received a prestigious award from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for her outstanding research into the physics of the gas giant planet magnetospheres of Jupiter and Saturn.
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Unique exceptionally preserved fossil named in honour of Sir David Attenborough
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/unique-2018exceptionally-preserved2019-fossil-named-in-honour-of-sir-david-attenborough
An international team of scientists led by our University has discovered a new 430 million-year-old fossil and has named it in honour of Sir David Attenborough – who grew up on the University campus.
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Love Island star Dr Alex George to visit University to discuss mental health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/dr-alex-george
Love Island star and Youth Mental Health Ambassador, Dr Alex George, will visit the University of Leicester to talk to students about the importance of protecting their mental health.
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Literary endowment fund will create new ‘writer in residence’ and professorship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/jean-humphreys
Literary endowment fund will create new ‘writer in residence’ and professorship at Leicester University
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University of Leicester appoints Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Professional Services)
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/dvc-professional-services
The University of Leicester has appointed a new Deputy Vice-Chancellor to lead the Professional Services teams at the University.
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2024 Festival of Social Science returns to Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/festival-of-social-science
The ESRC Festival of Social Science returns to the city of Leicester this October and November,
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About Museum Studies
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/about
Museum Studies at the University of Leicester is a place where researchers, practitioners and postgraduate students from around the world come together to think creatively and critically about museums, galleries and heritage.