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Study into German prisoners of war in Leicester after Second World War
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/study-into-german-prisoners-of-war-in-leicester-after-second-world-war
Student Sue Bishop from the School of History is keen to hear from people with information about German prisoners of war who were held in Leicestershire camps during and after the Second World War for her third year undergraduate dissertation.
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Malaysia Airlines MH17 disaster A systems accident
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/malaysia-airlines-mh17-disaster-a-2018systems-accident2019
On 13 October 2015 the Dutch Safety Board published its Final Report into the Malaysia Airlines MH17 disaster, where a Boeing 777, carrying 298 passengers and crew, was downed by a missile over eastern Ukraine.
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Historian helps to develop 54 million National Civil War Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/historian-helps-to-develop-ps5-4-million-national-civil-war-centre
Dr Andrew Hopper (pictured) from the Centre for English Local History has helped to develop a £5.4 million National Civil War Centre in the East Midlands.
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Historians pay tribute following death of Holocaust survivor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/historians-pay-tribute-following-death-of-holocaust-survivor
The Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies has joined in the world-wide expressions of regret on the death of Elie Wiesel.
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Jayne Marshall
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/jayne-marshall
Jayne was appointed as Foundation Professor of Midwifery with the daunting task of developing from scratch the pioneering undergraduate Master in Science (MSci) Midwifery with Leadership, the only course of its kind in the UK.
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Suggested reading
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/undergraduate/suggested-reading
Read Renfrew and Bahn: Archaeology: theories, methods and practice Alcock and Osborne: Classical Archaeology Watch Archaeology at the BBC - A collection of programmes charting the BBC's first ventures into archaeology programming.
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British developments in mining to be discussed at international conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/british-developments-in-mining-to-be-discussed-at-international-conference
Professor Gawen Jenkin from the Department of Geology has been invited to Peru in September in order to discuss major British developments in mining and processing.
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Exhibition to represent Kurds through art
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/exhibition-to-represent-kurds-through-art
Our University is hosting a photo-art exhibition to portray the culture of Kurdistan-Iraq. The event, on Wednesday 8 February, is said to represent ‘the pain and joy of people who live in Iraq.
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Screen Gothic
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ha3464
Module code: HA3464 This module examines the nature, appeal and significance of varieties of the Gothic on the screen, from the Gothic horror film of the 1930s to post-millennial Gothic style.
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Screen Gothic
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ha3464
Module code: HA3464 This module examines the nature, appeal and significance of varieties of the Gothic on the screen, from the Gothic horror film of the 1930s to post-millennial Gothic style.