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‘One of the most remarkable men in the entire history of archaeology’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/08/01/one-of-the-most-remarkable-men-in-the-entire-history-of-archaeology/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on August 1, 2017 Two hundred years ago, on 1 August 1817, the adventurer-Egyptologist Giovanni Belzoni, described by Howard Carter, with good reason, as ‘one of the most remarkable men in the entire history of...
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Sherry in the filing-cabinet – and as for the milk-jug …
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/07/13/sherry-in-the-filing-cabinet-and-as-for-the-milk-jug/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on July 13, 2016 Our current exhibition from the Special Collections, ‘”Strangers in the Land”? Impressions of India’, explores the attitudes and reactions of the British in India, from the early 17 th century to the...
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Meetings and lectures
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/about/leicester-medical-society/meetings-lectures
Browse a list of upcoming lectures and events from the Leicester Medical Society. All Leicestershire-based medics are welcome to attend, and we encourage you to join the Society after your first meeting if you are interested.
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Succeed at Leicester privacy notice
https://le.ac.uk/study/succeed/succeed-at-leicester-privacy-notice
Read the privacy policy for the Succeed at Leicester project.
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Ghoulish practice of gibbeting corpses haunted public of the eighteenth century
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/ghoulish-practice-of-gibbeting-corpses-haunted-public-of-the-eighteenth-century
Today, a typical Halloween night might include people dressing up as ghosts, ghouls and a creepy clown or two in order to frighten passers-by. But some of the disturbing practices from history might be more harrowing than a modern audience is used to encountering.
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Online COVID-19 rehab
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/covid-rehab
Professor Sally Singh leads a team to develop the new ‘Your COVID Recovery’ on-demand rehabilitation service.
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Seminars and events
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/seminars-and-events
LeMID host a range of seminars and events with internal and external professionals, presenting a variety of ground-breaking research.
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Facilities
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities
Core Biotechnology Services provides a range of equipment and support across a number of facilities, including: advanced imaging, preclinical imaging and electron microscopy.
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Principles of Ecology and Conservation Biology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/bs2065
Module code: BS2065 In this module you will study the ecological principles behind the structure and function of land and freshwater ecosystems.
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Study sheds light on the genetics of stopping smoking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/study-genetics-stopping-smoking
The effectiveness of a common drug to quit smoking could be down to people’s genes, according to a study from the University of Leicester.