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  • Star Flaws the Skywalker twins drift apart

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/the-skywalker-twins-drift-apart

    In the original Star Wars trilogy, one of the big revelations is that main characters Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia are actually twins separated at birth.

  • Emoji is the fastest growing language

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/19/emoji-is-the-fastest-growing-language/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 19, 2015 Emoji’s are ‘pictographs. Originally used in Japanese electronic messages, many characters have now been incorporated into Unicode  and the launch of Emoj.li.

  • Evelyn Waugh and His Circle: Reading and Editing the Complete Works

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/05/27/evelyn-waugh-and-his-circle-reading-and-editing-the-complete-works/

    Posted by Barbara Cooke in Waugh and Words on May 27, 2014 As many of you might know already, in 2015 we are planning a glitzy international Evelyn Waugh conference here in Leicester. Richard III is SO 2013.

  • Earth observation images reveal extent of ferocious forest fires in Siberia

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/siberian-fires

    According to Russia’s forestry agency, this year’s fires have ravaged more than 14m hectares, making it the second-worst fire season since the turn of the century.

  • Leicester astronomers observe star reborn in a flash

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-astronomers-observe-star-reborn-in-a-flash

    An international team of astronomers using Hubble and led by our University has been able to study stellar evolution in real time. Over a period of 30 years dramatic increases in the temperature of the star SAO 244567 have been observed.

  • Recognising international talent

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/recognising-international-talent

    An international student will be embarking upon a new journey at our University as an ambassador for international investment in women scholars.

  • Urine test is breakthrough for high blood pressure patients

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/urine-test-is-breakthrough-for-high-blood-pressure-patients

    A research team including Leicester scientists has shown that a urine test leads to a drop in blood pressure in patients who had been struggling to regularly take their blood pressure lowering tablets.

  • Public engagement

    https://le.ac.uk/cssp/engagement

    Learn more about public engagement within the School of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy.

  • Contested Desires Constructive Dialogues

    https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/contested-desires-constructive-dialogues

    Contested Desires: Constructive Dialogues (CDCD) is a three-year arts and heritage programme, co-funded by the EU Creative Europe, engaging artists to examine European colonialism’s legacy in museums and heritage sites.

  • Medical student with stammer makes national appeal to raise awareness

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/phoebe-avbulim-bbc-lifeline-stammer

    University of Leicester Medical student Phobe Avbulim has appeared on BBC’s Lifeline appeal programme, presented by actor Colin Firth, to talk about her stammer

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