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Requesting a recording
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/catalogue/requesting-a-recording
Get more information on how to request a recording of East Midlands Oral History Archive material, which is held at the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/english/research
English at Leicester is an internationally-recognised centre of research excellence across a comprehensive range of scholarly activities and chronological periods.
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Crocus Sundays at the Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/08-crocus-sundays
Crocuses in the Botanic Gardens|University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden to host the perennially popular Crocus Sundays event this year on 24 February and 3 March.
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Philip Hammersley CBE
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2021/philip-hammersley
We have learned with regret of the death of Mr Philip Hammersley CBE, a long-time supporter of the University who served on Council from 1991 to 2004.
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War and the Culture of Childhood in the Long Nineteenth Century
https://le.ac.uk/english/research/research-projects/past-projects/war-culture-childhood
The War and the Culture of Childhood in the Long Nineteenth Century project focused on children within conflicts of Empire during the nineteenth century. Learn more about the project.
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Expert opinions cover President Macron Zimbabwe China and Brexit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/expert-opinions-cover-macron-zimbabwe-china-and-brexit
Heather Connolly, Associate Professor of Employment Relations at ULSB, has written an article discussing why President Macron’s labour reforms are a major test for France’s trade unions.
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Leicester reaches three million readers on The Conversation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-reaches-three-million-readers-on-the-conversation
Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over three million readers through over 180 articles written for The Conversation, setting a new milestone for Leicester in delivering expert opinion in response to...
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Expert opinions cover Juno museums Cassini Ethiopian dams and the business of bikes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-opinions-cover-juno-museums-cassini-and-the-business-of-bikes
Dr Jonathan Nichols from our Department of Physics and Astronomy has been highlighted in a number of media outlets, including the Daily Mail, the Verge and Wired, discussing stunning auroras on Jupiter discovered as part of NASA's Juno mission, which our University is the...
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Exhibition by Leicester-based artist and teacher at Attenborough Arts Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/exhibition-by-leicester-based-artist-and-teacher-at-attenborough-arts-centre
A new exhibition at the Attenborough Arts Centre will showcase the work of a local artist and teacher who has been an inspiring influence on students at the Centre.
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Expert opinions cover magic glass Obamas nuclear policy Kenya and banning the burquini
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/expert-opinions-cover-magic-glass-obamas-nuclear-policy-kenya-and-banning-the-burquini
Margaret Maclean from the Special Collections has written a Staff Blog discussing the cast of impossibly colourful characters in the collection of Victor Neuburg.