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Exhibitions mark 20th anniversary of Attenborough Arts Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/exhibitions-mark-20th-anniversary-of-attenborough-arts-centre
Twenty years of supporting and celebrating inclusivity and accessibility in the arts has been marked by the University of Leicester’s Attenborough Arts Centre as it reflected upon the anniversary of its historic opening by the late Lord Attenborough and Diana, Princess of...
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Sofa generation causing epidemic of Type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/sofa-generation-causing-epidemic-of-type-2-diabetes-researchers-suggest
The nation’s lack of physical activity is leading to a new “sofa generation” at risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to Professor Melanie Davies (pictured), an internationally renowned expert in Type 2 diabetes and Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre.
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Sixth Doctoral Award success for student researching assessment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/sixth-doctoral-award-success-for-student-researching-assessment
Katerina Young has been awarded a highly prestigious TOEFL Doctoral Grant to support her research in writing assessment, supervised by Professor Glenn Fulcher in the School of Education.
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Curiosity disproves old idea of Mars as a simple basaltic planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/curiosity-disproves-2018old-idea-of-mars-as-a-simple-basaltic-planet2019
As NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) celebrates four years on the Red Planet Leicester planetary scientist Professor John Bridges recounts the Curiosity mission’s success and explains what is next for the one-ton nuclear-powered science robot.
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Students offered HeadStart on University life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/headstart
Students heading to Leicester in 2021 are being invited to get a HeadStart on their University experience with online resources designed to help them settle into student life.
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Forthcoming projects
https://le.ac.uk/library/get-involved/library-champions/forthcoming-projects
Volunteering opportunities with the library. Find out what we're planning this year.
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East Midlands cities are biggest risers in LSH Vitality Index
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/east-midlands-cities-are-biggest-risers-in-lsh-vitality-index
Leicester has been named one of the most improved areas in the UK when it comes to economic output and wage growth in the LSH Vitality Index.
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Graduate poet publishes new anthology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/graduate-poet-publishes-new-anthology
Poet Selina Nwulu, who graduated from the University with a degree in French and Italian from the School of Modern Languages, has published a new anthology of poems called The Secrets I Let Slip.
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Google geospatial specialist to lead University of Leicester workshop
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/google-geospatial-specialist-to-lead-university-of-leicester-workshop
A leading specialist from Google is set to address East Midlands’ businesses with hands-on demonstrations of how to make the best use of geographic and spatial data at the City Rooms, Leicester on 12 March 2015 from 9.30am to 4.
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Activities and events
https://le.ac.uk/colonial-countryside/activities-events
Learn what we have done so far within the Colonial Countryside project and what we plan on doing in the future. Get more information on the events we have held and if there are any coming up.