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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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Leicester experts lead space industry talks at Conservative Party Conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/space-tory-post-event
The University of Leicester’s key role in the growth of the UK space industry was outlined at a high-profile panel discussion at this week’s Conservative Party Conference.
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First study examining pregnancy in the Viking Age: Pregnant women wearing martial helmets, fetuses set to avenge their fathers, but also a harsh world where not all newborns were given burial or born free
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/first-study-into-pregnancy-in-viking-age
A new, interdisciplinary study is the first focused examination of pregnancy in the Viking Age.
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Award-winning US medical correspondent to appear at international empathy conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/global-empathy-conference
CBS News’ award-winning Chief Medical Correspondent Jonathan LaPook will be among the world-class speakers appearing at the Global Empathy in Healthcare Network Symposium in Leicester later this year.
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Different strokes for different folks: Two patient safety tales
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2016/04/27/different-strokes-for-different-folks-two-patient-safety-tales/
Liz Sutton, qualitative researcher with the SAPPHIRE group, describes the need for a more context driven view of patient safety from a personal perspective.
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In the market for a laugh Students help promote Leicester Comedy Festival shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/in-the-market-for-a-laugh-students-help-promote-leicester-comedy-festival-shows
For those of you in need of an uplifting break from recent world events, this week sees the welcome return of Leicester Comedy Festival with hundreds of performances running in over 60 venues in Leicestershire from 8 - 26 February.
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Looking through the Record Office boxes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/02/10/looking-through-the-record-office-boxes/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library Special Collections on February 10, 2020 Ewan digitising the tapes. One of the features of the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project is that we want to create the opportunity for volunteers to learn new skills.
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After Brexit, Trump?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/02/03/after-brexit-trump/
Posted by Fabian Frenzel in School of Business Blog on February 3, 2017 Dr Fabian Frenzel of the Management and Organization Division of the School discusses the Anti-Trump protests across the UK and what they mean for Brexit Britain.
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Rethinking nuclear weapons strategies
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/space-power/nuclear-button
Our research has been influential in raising international awareness of nuclear threats, encouraging governments and policymakers to modernise their thinking.
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Media features President and Vice-Chancellor speaking on gender equality campaign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/media-features-president-and-vice-chancellor-speaking-on-gender-equality-campaign
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has spoken about Leicester’s involvement in the UN Women’s HeForShe solidarity movement in the media, explaining how it is fitting that the University of Leicester should be chosen among only 10 universities in the world that...