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University of Leicester building officially reopened as Kathleen Kenyon Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/kathleen-kenyon-building-naming-ceremony
The University of Leicester's home for the School of Archaeology and Ancient History and the School of Museum Studies has been named after Dame Kathleen Kenyon.
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Weapons of plant production
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/plant-production
Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison researches the modification of genetic makeup to make stronger and healthier species of plants to help tackle poverty and ensure survival.
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Goal 13: Climate Action
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/climate-change
The thirteenth Sustainable Development Goal is to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
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Ruth David (1929-2020)
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/ruth-david
Ruth’s last visit to the University of Leicester, 26 November 2019.|The David Wilson Library holds copies of Ruth's memoirs, A Child of Her Time, and of Lifelines, a volume of letters she and her parents exchanged before they were deported to Auschwitz.
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Radio Leicester and the University of Leicester 50 Years of Collaboration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/radio-leicester-and-the-university-of-leicester-2013-50-years-of-collaboration2019
The recent 50th anniversary of the start of the country’s first BBC local radio station, BBC Radio Leicester, which launched on 8 November 1967, also marks the 50th anniversary of the University of Leicester’s ongoing collaboration with Radio Leicester.
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Rosemary
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/biodiversity/food-growing/edible-campus/rosemary
Acne-Fighting Rosemary Toner Rosemary has a multitude of benefits outside the realms of gastronomy and gardening, specifically its beauty DIY potential.
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The hoodie: a symbol of all that is wrong with youth today?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/hoodie
Read the article "The hoodie: a symbol of all that is wrong with youth today?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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New physiotherapy clinic is lasting legacy to well-loved member of staff
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/jo-williams-clinic
The family of Jo Williams, whose name is behind a new physiotherapy clinic at the University of Leicester, have said how moved they are by the lasting legacy
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University of Leicester supports Government pledge to end victim NDA use
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/end-victim-nda
The University of Leicester has supported a call to action from the Department of Education, by signing a pledge to end the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) when dealing with student and staff complaints of sexual misconduct, bullying and other unacceptable behaviour.
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World cricket diversity champion awarded Honorary Degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/wasim-khan
A former cricketer who has championed widening participation among the next generation of cricket stars has been awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Leicester at a ceremony today (Tuesday 18 January).