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Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching: Academic and staff blogs from the Uni
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Death of a Poet: Seamus Heaney University of Leicester staff blogs
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2013/09/30/death-of-a-poet-seamus-heaney/
Posted by Gordon Campbell in School of English Blog on September 30, 2013 In recent weeks there has been a torrent of tributes to Seamus Heaney, many written by people who claimed friendship with Heaney.
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George Harrison
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/george-harrison
We have learned, with sadness, of the passing of George Anthony Harrison, who lectured in history from the 1960s to the 1990s and remained a familiar figure on campus for many years afterwards. George passed away on 22 January 2025, aged 87.
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A first-hand account of the Great Fire of London
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/09/28/a-first-hand-account-of-the-great-fire-of-london/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on September 28, 2015 Engraved portrait of John Evelyn by Nanteuil, for which Evelyn sat on 13 June 1650, while visiting Paris. From the Fairclough Collection, EP36, Box 2, p. 245.
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Victim of racist abuse joins study to explore racism in rural England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/rural-racism
A university researcher who’s been on the receiving end of targeted racist abuse in the English countryside is part of a University of Leicester team that’s spearheading a study on racism in rural England.
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Colonial Countryside project featured on A Place in the Country
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/03-country-houses
Children gathered around Beckford table Children gathered around Beckford table|ITV programme explores research into connections between English country houses, Africa, the Caribbean and East India Company.
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Expert opinions cover the Anthropocene Leo Varadkar trauma after terror attacks and protest camps
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/expert-opinions-cover-the-anthropocene-leo-varadkar-and-trauma-after-terror-attacks
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz from the Department of Geology has discussed the origin and implications of the term 'Anthropocene' in Science, People and Politics.
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Leicester Cathedral named one of the top five most haunted places in the Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-cathedral-named-one-of-the-top-five-most-haunted-places-in-the-midlands
In time for Halloween, ITV has compiled a list of the top five most haunted places in the Midlands - and Leicester Cathedral is ranked among them, said to be home of the ghost of Richard III. A psychic has apparently experienced a very real close encounter of the...
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Enterprise Challenge brings innovative solutions to complex space challenges
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2024/05/09/enterprise-challenge-brings-innovative-solutions-to-complex-space-challenges/
Posted by Physics and Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 9 May 2024 Innovative solutions to tackle problems associated with satellite technology and sustainable moon habitation were showcased by students during our Enterprise Challenge hosted at Space Park Leicester.
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New Masters course outfits technical experts with leadership skills
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-master2019s-course-outfits-technical-experts-with-leadership-skills
Leicester engineers are driving skills development in industry with a new degree that equips aspiring leaders with the tools for effective management.