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Famous names
https://le.ac.uk/english/about/famous-names
Learn more about some of the famous names associated with English at the University of Leicester, including Philip Larkin and Kingsley Amis. Find out about some of our notable graduates.
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College House
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/college-house
College House was built in 1872, and is perhaps most famous for being the childhood home of Sir David and Richard Attenborough. Find out more about its history.
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Joyce Margaret Chapman (1926-2021)
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2021/joyce-chapman
The University has learned, with sadness, of the passing of Joyce Chapman. Joyce's daughter Kay has provided the following obituary and photographs. Joyce was married to the late Aubrey Chapman and had six children.
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Christina Cazalet
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/christina-cazalet
It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the death of Christina Cazalet, Undergraduate Programmes Administrator in the School of Psychology. Christina passed away after a short illness on Sunday 24 May. She is survived by her husband, Michael.
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Zhao Junwei
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/zhao-junwei
The University has learned with sadness of the death of one of our postgraduate students, Zhao Junwei.
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Anthony Pither
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/anthony-pither
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Anthony Pither, the University’s last Director of Music.
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Mum and daughter graduate with flying colours from the same course
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/mum-daughter-graduate-flying-colours-same-course
A mother and daughter have graduated with flying colours from the same course at the University of Leicester
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Subject rankings are another shot in the arm for Leicester’s reputation for Clinical Medicine excellence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/shanghai-rankings
Leicester University clinical medicine rankings boost
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Year abroad
https://le.ac.uk/american-studies/study/undergraduate/year-abroad
Undergraduate students in American Studies at the University have the opportunity to spend their third year undertaking an approved course of study at one of our partner universities in the United States or Canada. Find out more.
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EU at ‘critical point’ as Germany searches for Merkel successor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/eu-merkel
A leading economist has warned that German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s successor will have ‘big shoes to fill’ on the European stage, after describing her as ‘the continuity of Europe’.