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Calculations reveal Santa travels at 0.5% the speed of light
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/21-calculations-reveal-how-quickly-santa-travels
Calculations reveal how quickly Santa travels Santa and reindeer|University of Leicester students have worked out just how fast Santa Claus has to travel to deliver all of his presents on time On Christmas Eve night, Santa Claus and his reindeer fly around the world...
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International Transgender Day of Remembrance
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2017/11/20/transgender-day-of-remembrance/
Posted by Robin Clarke in School of Museum Studies Blog on November 20, 2017 Each year in November, we are reminded of our University’s motto, Ut Vitam Habeant – That They May Have Life.
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Getting by with a little help from our friends
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/07/09/getting-by-with-a-little-help-from-our-friends/
Posted by Jo B in School of Business Blog on July 9, 2014 Professor Jo Brewis, Deputy Head of the School, discusses the under-acknowledged practical and interpersonal consequences of the methodological decisions researchers make The critical tradition of management...
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Challenge of climate justice highlighted by new book on Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/climate-justice
The demand for a just and ethical transition to a decarbonised world faces major barriers in countries like Venezuela according to a new book by a University of Leicester anthropologist.
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Hamish Simpson
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/hamish-simpson
We have learned, with great sadness, of the death of Professor Hamish Simpson, former Professor of Paediatrics, who passed away on 4 March 2025, aged 91. Hamish Simpson was born on 23 December 1933 in Glasgow.
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University holds series of public events to mark Leicester’s migration history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/leicester-migration-events
The University of Leicester is working in conjunction with partners to hold five public events on the recent history of migration to the city.
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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt3011
Module code: NT3011 'Condensed Matter' explores the physics that underpins the behaviour of electrons in crystalline solid materials and is included in the Institute of Physics “core of physics” material.
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University growth masterclass to benefit Leicester social enterprises
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/business-growth-social-enterprise
The University of Leicester School of Business (ULSB) is delighted to have successfully secured UK Shared Prosperity Funding (UKSPF) to deliver a programme focused on growing the local social economy.
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Leading Leicester cardiologists nominated for British Heart Foundation Heart Hero award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leading-leicester-cardiologists-nominated-for-british-heart-foundation-2018heart-hero2019-award
Two leading Leicester doctors who have put their “heart and soul” into pioneering medical research have been nominated for a top regional award later this year.
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Postgraduate Researcher Careers: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 6
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/page/6/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester