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Spacepower on Earth’s ‘cosmic coastline’ key to future large-scale conflicts, expert warns
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/cas-spacepower
Global developments in military spacepower are likely to play a major role in future conflicts, an expert has warned.
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Leicester expert’s tale of ancient library makes The Telegraph’s greatest books of 2025 list
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/leicester-expert-tale-ancient-library-telegraph-greatest-books-2025-list
A University of Leicester expert’s book explaining how ancient Mesopotamian knowledge shaped the roots of modern civilisation has been named as one of the Telegraph’s greatest books of 2025.
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Refugees tell their stories
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/02/12/refugees-tell-their-stories/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on February 12, 2014 Undergraduate students from the School of English are helping twelve refugees from across the world express their personal tales of struggle and hardship by helping them publish a book of their creative...
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Events
https://le.ac.uk/history/events
Find out about the upcoming events in the School of History.
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Campaign raises awareness of cancer symptoms women should look out for
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/uterine-cancer-womb-campaign-leicester
A campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of womb cancer and increase earlier diagnosis among Black and ethnic minority women is showing signs of success
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University of Leicester retains award for commitment to advancing gender equity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/athena-swan
The University of Leicester has been recognised for commitment to advancing gender equity across higher education and research with the successful renewal of an institutional Athena Swan Silver award.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/recombinant-dna-and-genetic-techniques/school-and-colleges/resources
Resources on recombinant techniques are available on The University of Leicester's website, all with descriptions and links.
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Student placement in Special Collections, Week 3-4
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/08/14/student-placement-in-special-collections-week-3-4/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library and Learning Services on August 14, 2025 Guest post written by Yi-Chen Su and Yongqin Huang, who are completing an eight week placement in Archives & Special Collections as part of their MA in Art Museum and Gallery Studies .
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Introducing the Consuming Authenticities project – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2014/12/17/introducing-the-project/
Consuming Authenticities is an AHRC-funded research project exploring the role of history in establishing the cultural importance of different foods and drinks.
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A Global History of Convicts and Penal Colonies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2018/06/20/a-global-history-of-convicts-and-penal-colonies/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on June 20, 2018 The main objective of the ‘Carceral Archipelago’ project has been to write the history of convicts and penal colonies into global history, by synthesizing existing research on some geographical contexts...