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• Garth Smithies Taylor (1896-1916)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/10/14/garth-smithies-taylor-1896-1916/

  15 October 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the death in action of Lieutenant Garth Smithies Taylor, a name which many staff and students at the University will have unwittingly passed on numerous occasions when entering the Fielding Johnson Building.

• University of Leicester granted Freedom of the Borough by Oadby & Wigston Borough Council

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/freedom-of-borough

  At an extraordinary meeting of full council on Tuesday 30 March, Oadby & Wigston Borough Council granted the University of Leicester Honorary Freedom of the Borough and bestowed the title of Honorary Freeman upon the University - the highest honour the Borough can bestow.

• Exhibition returns to showcase research and innovation to the public

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/exhibition-returns-to-showcase-research-and-innovation-to-the-public

  An exhibition of the current work of our research community will be on display at Queen’s Hall, Percy Gee (Students’ Union) Building, on Tuesday 5 December 2017 from 11 am to 4 pm. The Images of Research event is open to students, staff and members of the public.

• Penny Bloods on display in the Library

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/05/09/penny-bloods-on-display-in-the-library/

  Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on May 9, 2014 Penny Bloods, popular from the 1840s to the 1860s, were so named because of their preoccupation with the gory and sensational.

• Professor awarded prestigious Turing AI Fellowship

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/professor-awarded-prestigious-turing-ai-fellowship

  A University of Leicester-based expert will work to shape artificial intelligence (AI) systems of the future with the support of a multi-million-pound Government investment.

• Students star on historic day for Leicester Tigers Women

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/leicester-tigers-women

  Rugby players from the University of Leicester featured in an historic fixture for Leicester Tigers last week.

• Desert ‘magick’ and astral bodies – what could they have to do with Special Collections?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/08/18/desert-magick-and-astral-bodies-what-could-they-have-to-do-with-special-collections/

  Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on August 18, 2016 Our current exhibition, exploring the experiences and attitudes of the British in India from the early 17 th century to the turn of the 20 th , features a selection of material from the Union Club...

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• Metals expert at Leicester honoured with fellowship by Royal Academy of Engineering

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/rae-fellowship

  An expert in the casting and welding of metals from the University of Leicester has been made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, an honour placing them among the nation’s best engineers.

• First-ever University Challenge champs aim to bring trophy back to Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/university-challenge

  A team of University of Leicester students will be bidding to bring the BBC University Challenge trophy back to the East Midlands for the first time since 1963.