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Whats in a name
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/whats-in-a-name
A senior lecturer from the University of Leicester has discussed ‘the politics of naming’ in a debate with the editor of The Independent over the city name: Mumbai or Bombay.
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Cultures of the Caribbean past and present in podcast
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/cultures-of-the-caribbean-past-and-present-in-podcast
A Leicester archaeologist has launched a new podcast that explores the fascinating history of the Caribbean Islands as told through its objects.
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Expert opinions cover pornography habits apologising too much and Indonesian politics
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/experts-cover-pornography-habits-apologising-too-much-and-indonesian-politics
Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans from the Centre for Medical Humanities has written an article about pornography habits for the Huffington Post.
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Richard III mosaic unveiled at visitor centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/richard-iii-mosaic-unveiled-at-vistor-centre
The King Richard III Visitor Centre unveiled a huge photo-mosaic portrait of the King to coincide with the one year anniversary of the reinterment on 26 March.
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Exhibition of artist and writer Rigby Grahams works
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/exhibition-of-artist-and-writer-rigby-graham2019s-works
An exhibition showcasing the works of the late artist and writer Rigby Graham (1931-2015) is on display in the Library.
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Expert opinions cover Gibraltar in the EU debate and Mary Berrys Bakewell tart recipe and online archiving
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/expert-opinions-cover-mary-berrys-bakewell-tart-recipe-and-online-archiving
Dr Simon Dixon from the Special Collections has written an article for Think: Leicester about the closure of BBC Food and how much of its content can still be accessed through web archives - including the recipe for Mary Berry's Bakewell tart.
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EU-guaranteed loans
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/fees-funding/eu-guaranteed-loans
You can apply for an EU-guaranteed Erasmus+ Master Degree Loan, which offers up to €12,000 to study a one-year Masters degree in the UK.
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Diverse-city is a Strength: Introducing the New Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Team
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/about/edi/edi-committee
Webpage for the equality diversity and Inclusion, EDI, team at Leicester Chemistry.
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Chemistry for a Sustainable Future
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/research/chemistry-for-a-sustainable-future
Find out more about the sustainable synthesis and catalysis research group based in the School of Chemistry at the University of Leicester.
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Surnames and the Y chromosome
https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/projects/surnames-and-the-y-chromosome
Research Fellow: Dr Turi King - Project Manager of the Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain and lead researcher on the Genetic Legacy of the Vikings in the North of England project In Britain, we have heritable surnames.