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England in the time of King Richard III MOOC
https://le.ac.uk/courses/mooc-england-in-the-time-of-king-richard-iii/2020
Finding the remains of King Richard III in a Leicester car park was an amazing breakthrough. If you’re interested in knowing more about this, as well as the time in England in which he lived, this short online course is for you.
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Winning Poem Published by NASA-Chandra
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2016/02/04/winning-poem-published-by-nasa-chandra/
Posted by Jonathan Taylor in School of English Blog on February 4, 2016 Illustration Credit: NASA, S. Gezari (The Johns Hopkins University), and J.
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Salt mine in Yorkshire could help to shed light on Martian life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/salt-mine-in-yorkshire-could-help-to-shed-light-on-martian-life
A PhD student is helping to shed light on life on Mars by exploring similar environments on Earth - including an underground salt mine in North Yorkshire.
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History of tobacco and our health
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/tobacco-history
How did tobacco become one of the first truly global commodities, and arguably history’s most deadly habit?
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Dissertations
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/study/postgraduate/dissertations-and-theses
You can arrange to read all dissertations written by the Centre for English Local History's alumni by contacting the department directly. View bibliographies of titles written by our students between 1965 and 2017.
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How Richard III died
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/osteology/injuries/how-richard-iii-died
Accounts of Richard's death are supported by the evidence on Richard III’s skeleton, allowing us to explore possible scenarios for his dying moments.
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Partners, academics and advisory team
https://le.ac.uk/colonial-countryside/about/partners
Find out more about the partnerships within the Colonial Countryside project, which include: Peepal Tree Press, Writing East Midlands and the National Trust.
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Ground-breaking Covid-19 work by University researchers wins award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/covid-award
Ground-breaking Covid-19 work by University researchers wins award
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Academics pipe up with a new interpretation of history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/pipes
The historic misuse of the humble smoker’s pipe has led to two University of Leicester academics’ realisation that we might be missing a trick when it comes to interpreting history.
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University of Leicester partners with local Violence Reduction Network and Home Office to tackle violent crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/serious-violence
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Violence Reduction Network, in partnership with the University of Leicester and the Home Office, will welcome policy-makers, practitioners and academics from across the UK to share new research insights and best practice on preventing and...