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Leicester and DMU in final Varsity showdown
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/leicester-and-dmu-in-final-varsity-showdown
The sporting rivalry between the students of the University of Leicester and De Montfort University comes to a head on Monday 30 April as their teams take over the Leicester Tigers stadium for the eagerly awaited rugby matches.
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Leicester space scientist proves she has what it takes to become an astronaut
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-space-scientist-proves-she-has-what-it-takes-to-become-an-astronaut
Dr Suzie Imber, from the University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, is a step closer to becoming an astronaut after being crowned the winner of the six-part BBC show ‘Astronauts: Have You Got What It Takes?’ Suzie fought off tough competition from 11 other...
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jbarwick
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/licl/author/jplb1/
Meet Lex….: key characters in the fictional world of Adventures with Lex Posted by jbarwick in Law in Children's Lives on February 16, 2015 Lex (and Rex) are key characters in the game we are developing as part of our ESRC-funded project, Law in Children’s Lives.
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Acarajé diaries. Day 6 – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/06/30/acaraje-diaries-day-6/
Project co-investigator Ana Martins describes here research on Acarajé, and ongoing fieldwork in Salvador.
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City son honoured by University of Leicester for public health leadership
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/ivan
The University of Leicester has honoured one of the city’s own for his exceptional track record in public health leadership.
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Mid-season World Cup should mean less, not more injuries for international stars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/world-cup-blog
Physiotherapy Lecturer, Dr Seth O’Neill, explains why there might be less World Cup injuries than usual.
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Commemorating Samuel Whitbread, 1758-1815
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/onthisdayofwar/2015/06/18/commemorating-samuel-whitbread-1758-1815/
Posted by Philip Shaw in On This Day of War on June 18, 2015 ‘I deny the insane proposition that peace is more dangerous than war’: Commemorating Samuel Whitbread, 1758-1815 By E.J.
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Research highlights incredible insects during National Insect Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/2018national-insect-week2019-creeps-up-on-us-once-more
The feature, revisiting four occasions where insects played an instrumental role in University research, can be found here Insects, bugs, creepy-crawlies - there are some who say they are not always the cutest critters, but they can certainly be one of the most useful and...
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The Sweet and Twenties
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/08/20/the-sweet-and-twenties/
A review of Beverley Nichols' memoir The Sweet and Twenties
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Convicts, Collecting and Knowledge Production in the Nineteenth Century
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2015/07/27/convicts-collecting-and-knowledge-production-in-the-nineteenth-century/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on July 27, 2015 In previous blogs, I have explored some of the circulations and connections that linked nations, colonies and empires, and wove together practices of punishment and penal labour across polities and imperial spaces.