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History and campus
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history
See how far we’ve come since we were first founded as Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland University College in 1921 - from getting our Royal Charter in 1957 to the discovery of Richard III’s remains in 2012.
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New project explores art and DNA at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/new-project-explores-art-and-dna-at-leicester
Leicester-based artists Ruth Singer and Gillian McFarland have begun working with Dr Turi King, Reader in Genetics and Archaeology, on a project which explores creative and visual responses to DNA research.
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National Disability Arts Collection and Archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/08/19/national-disability-arts-collection-and-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 19, 2022 The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive based at Buckinghamshire New University is a national resource which tells the history of the disability arts movement in the UK.
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The people in the film
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/so-that-they-may-have-life/people
The film shows Dr Astley Clarke and Lily McCurdy walking the same path a century apart. The film features students, alumni and staff playing the roles in the film.
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‘History in the making’: Reflections on the reinterment of Richard III, ten years on
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/richard-iii-reinterment-anniversary
Members of the University of Leicester’s Greyfriars team, who excavated and identified the remains of Richard III, recall their experiences of his reinterment on 26 March 2015
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Black History in 100 Objects
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/11/04/black-history-in-100-objects/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2022 Oxfam GB | Black History in 100 Objects Oxfam is crowdsourcing a collection of 100 objects that express everyday Black history in the UK.
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Attenborough Arts Centre launches exciting Spring programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/aac-spring
In Gallery 2 from 7 February to 6 April, artist Sabrina Tirvengadum will exhibit a range of her work which delves into the complexities of her Mauritian family history, deeply influenced by the legacies of colonialism.
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Putumayo: the History and Culture of a Latin American Conflict Zone
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sp3155
Module code: SP3155 This module will focus on the history and culture of the Putumayo, a region of the Colombian Amazon which shares a border with Ecuador and Peru.
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Putumayo: the History and Culture of a Latin American Conflict Zone
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sp3155
Module code: SP3155 This module will focus on the history and culture of the Putumayo, a region of the Colombian Amazon which shares a border with Ecuador and Peru.
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Putumayo: the History and Culture of a Latin American Conflict Zone
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sp3155
Module code: SP3155 This module will focus on the history and culture of the Putumayo, a region of the Colombian Amazon which shares a border with Ecuador and Peru.