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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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Expert opinions cover Cassini minority governments the euro and baby names
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-opinions-cover-cassini-minority-governments-and-the-euro
With Parliament back and Theresa May’s government trying to pass controversial legislation, Emmeline Ledgerwood, oral history project volunteer and PhD student at the British Library/University of Leicester, has written a blog on the periods of minority government...
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Ancient climate change solves mystery of vanished South African lakes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/south-africa-lakes
Arid regions of South Africa were once home to lakes, a University of Leicester-led study has confirmed. Scientists have used modelling to determine the climate and ecology at the time.
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Britain’s largest ‘Sea Dragon’ discovered in Rutland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/rutland-sea-dragon
Ichthyosaurs first appeared around 250 million years ago and went extinct 90 million years ago. They were an extraordinary group of marine reptiles that varied in size from 1 to more than 25 metres in length, and resembled dolphins in general body shape.
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Military and conflicts
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/military-and-conflicts
Learn more about the collections about military and conflicts in the East Midlands Oral History Archive.
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Mandarin Chinese Intermediate (Level 3)
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages/chinese/level-3
Intermediate Chinese (Mandarin) Course at Leicester University
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German Post-advanced (Level 6)
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages/german/level-6
Post-advanced German Course at Leicester University
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Research unearths viral image of Labour Party leader
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/apartheid-research-project-unearths-viral-image-of-labour-party-leader
If you have been paying attention to the mainstream media coverage surrounding Jeremy Corbyn in recent months, chances are you may have seen this photo (right) before - it was reproduced during the Labour Party leadership contest and immediately after Jeremy...
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Nursing with Leadership Single Field (Adult Nursing) MSci
https://le.ac.uk/courses/nursing-msci-adult-single/2026
Discover what it takes to be a clinical and professional leader within Adult Nursing. Alongside gaining core nursing skills and experience, you’ll learn how effective and efficient leadership is crucial to the smooth running of healthcare.
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Teaching resources
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/outreach/for-teachers/teaching-resources
Browse our collection of teaching resources, covering both archaeology and Classics, and including lesson plans, interactive resources and more.