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Sue Townsend (1946-2014)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/04/16/sue-townsend-1946-2014/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on April 16, 2014 It was with great sadness that we learned last week of the death of one of our depositors, Sue Townsend, the creator of the Adrian Mole diaries and one of the most popular British novelists of the late...
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Observing Jupiter’s auroras with Hubble
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/06/30/observing-jupiters-auroras-with-hubble/
Posted by Jonathan Nichols in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on June 30, 2016 Unfortunately, they don’t let you take observing trips to the Hubble Space Telescope; perhaps the only downside to using the veteran observatory.
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Women’s pay
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/11/womens-pay/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 11, 2016 A report published by the University and College Union on the discrepancy between men’s and women’s pay in the UK HE sector http://www.ucu.org.
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King’s Birthday Honour recognises researcher’s dedication to saving peatlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/kings-birthday-honour-recognises-researchers-dedication-saving-peatlands
A University of Leicester geographer who has dedicated her career to preserving the world’s peatlands has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.
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Mr Bevan’s Dream
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/05/02/mr-bevans-dream/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on May 2, 2014 The funeral of Sue Townsend began today with a public celebration of her life at De Montfort Hall.
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Leicester wins Duolingo’s University Challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/leicester-wins-duolingo-university-challenge
Dr Fiona Ashmore from the University of Leicester has been crowned the first winner of the Duolingo English Test University Challenge.
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X-Ray Irradiation Facility
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/xray
Learn more about the X-Ray Irradiation Facility, based in the Core Biotechnology Services at Leicester.
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Chaucer’s Worlds
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en2010
Module code: EN2010 (double module) This module will introduce you to one of the most important periods in the development of English literature, the 14th and 15th centuries.
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Chaucer’s Worlds
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/en2010
Module code: EN2010 (double module) This module will introduce you to one of the most important periods in the development of English literature, the 14th and 15th centuries.
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Chaucer’s Worlds
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/en2010
Module code: EN2010 (double module) This module will introduce you to one of the most important periods in the development of English literature, the 14th and 15th centuries.