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Tomorrows World presenter and Leicester Tigers chairman among outstanding individuals to be honoured
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/tomorrow2019s-world-presenter-and-leicester-tigers-chairman-among-outstanding-individuals-to-be-honoured
Five outstanding individuals whose achievements have brought attention to the life and work of Leicester and Leicestershire are to be honoured.
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Using video
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/oral-history/using-video
History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. This guide offers practical hints and tips for using video - setting up the camera, making sure you are recording good sound, and framing the picture.
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Winners of short story competition celebrate their success
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/winners-of-short-story-competition-celebrate-their-success
The winners of the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning Short Story Competition 2015 have been announced. David Marriott took the £300 first prize in the adult writers’ category. Isabella Guzy-Kirkden won the junior competition prize of £100.
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Pro Bono Society speaks to BBC about volunteering in the local community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/pro-bono-society-speaks-to-bbc-about-volunteering-in-the-local-community
Law students at our University showcased the work they do for the local community recently on BBC radio.
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Jane the T-rex
https://le.ac.uk/gge/outreach/jane-trex
Find out more about Jane, Geology's resident juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex at the University of Leicester.
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University hopes to attract graduate employers to campus with free services
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/employability
University of Leicester has launched an employer service to help put businesses in touch with its talented students and graduates. The University hopes to boost campus-led recruitment after a move by graduate employers to fully online recruitment during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Funny bones Richard III genealogist crowned winner of comedy challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/funny-bones-richard-iii-genealogist-crowned-winner-of-comedy-challenge
Our very own Professor Kevin Schürer (pictured) has been crowned the winner of the 2016 Stand Up Challenge, held at Leicester Racecourse on Wednesday night.
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University of Leicester to partner with two universities in Ukraine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/uuki-ukraine-twinning
University of Leicester is establishing a partnership with two universities in Ukraine, facilitating the sharing of resources and support to their staff and students.
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A recipe for business success
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/a-recipe-for-business-success
Oceania Alfa, a current International Management postgraduate student in the University's School of Business, is using her studies to develop a food-tech start-up in West Africa to address problems facing the area’s food industry.
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Mythbusting coronavirus from Amazon to Zoflora: cleaning facts and fiction
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/24-mythbusting-coronavirus
How long can coronavirus survive on your Amazon parcels, and should you disinfect your shopping trolly when going to the supermarket? According Dr Primrose Freestone, Associate Professor in Clinical Microbiology at The University of Leicester, it can take up to 24hrs for...