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Pop singer honoured by University of Leicester for his museums heritage work
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/david
Pop vocalist, essayist and art historian, David McAlmont, has been honoured by University of Leicester during a ceremony today (Friday 19 July).
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Child Poverty
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/01/child-poverty/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 1, 2013 Through young eyes – three million children are living in poverty in the UK according to the Children’s Commission on Poverty survey published by the Children’s Society Also recently...
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School stars mark University Centenary at National Space Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/schools-dinner
School leaders from across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland caught a sneak peek of Space Park Leicester on Thursday as they celebrated the University of Leicester’s Centenary.
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The Boy Who Lived Students put the science of Harry Potters universe to the test
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students-put-the-science-of-harry-potter2019s-universe-to-the-test
In the world of Harry Potter the young wizard undergoes two magical biological transformations: eating Gillyweed to grow gills in order to breathe underwater and drinking Skele-Gro to repair broken bones.
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Spectre trailer suggests that Bond is going back to his roots says researcher
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/spectre-could-take-james-bond-back-to-his-roots-researcher-says
Professor James Chapman from the Department of the History of Art and Film has been featured in an article for the Mirror discussing the new trailer for the upcoming James Bond film Spectre and ways in which it alludes to the franchise's past.
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New Director to lead Attenborough Arts Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/aac-director
The University of Leicester is pleased to confirm the appointment of a new Director of the Attenborough Arts Centre, which delivers the institution’s public arts programme.
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Lest We Forget: Remembering George Eades
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/11/28/lest-we-forget-remembering-george-eades/
Posted by Eleanor Bloomfield in Library and Learning Services on November 28, 2025 1 On 11 th November 2025 Archives and Special Collections hosted a visit from Steve and Sheron Wilkinson.
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The notsosecret birthday party of Adrian Mole aged 50
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/the-not-so-secret-birthday-party-of-adrian-mole-aged-50-1
Well, Adrian himself won’t – obviously – but some of those involved with his story over the years, and many of his keenest fans, will gather at the University of Leicester this Sunday, 2 April 2017, to mark the occasion of his 50th birthday.
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Attenborough Arts Centre secures diverse leadership funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/attenborough-arts-centre-secures-diverse-leadership-funding
Arts Council England is investing £100,000 to support the Attenborough Arts Centre to host a training placement for artist and producer Gurdeep Sian with a bursary.
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Ground-breaking lawyer joins University Law Society as president
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/luls-president
Leicester University Law Society has announced that I. Stephanie Boyce will act as its president for the next academic year, starting in October 2022.