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Leicester experts feed £3.6 million sustainable agriculture training programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/sustainable-agriculture-training
Researchers at the University of Leicester will lend their expertise to a new £3.6 million postgraduate training programme in sustainable agricultural innovation.
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George Harrison
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/george-harrison
We have learned, with sadness, of the passing of George Anthony Harrison, who lectured in history from the 1960s to the 1990s and remained a familiar figure on campus for many years afterwards. George passed away on 22 January 2025, aged 87.
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Leicester's cultural 'renaissance' includes Attenborough Arts Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/04-lcc-brochure
Every city should have an Attenborough Arts Centre. This is the gallery, venue, workshop, and performance space that wears its culture as lightly as the silk parachutes and floor cushions in its experiential sessions.
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e-Engagement Against Violence
https://le.ac.uk/politics/research/research-projects/previous-research-projects/e-eav
The e-EAV comparative project, funded by the EU’s Daphne initiative with the British case lead by Gabriella Lazaridis, examines the remaking of traditional forms of discrimination through the new means of digital/social media.
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Leicester Cathedral remembers founding of the University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/25-leicester-cathedral-remembers-founding-of-the-university
Lecture on University of Leicester’s origins in the Great War will form part of remembrance events at Leicester Cathedral
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Taking a systems-thinking approach can prevent disasters and save lives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/10-systems-thinking-disaster-prevention
A new book series by well-known academic Dr Simon Bennett will explore the systems-thinking approach to incident and accident investigation.
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Leicester researcher building bridges between industry and academia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-academic-building-bridges-between-industry-and-academia
As part of a collaboration between Professor Simon Wagner from our Department of Cancer Studies and GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK’s) Discovery Partnerships with Academia (DPAc) in Stevenage UK, Dr Ana Sousa Manso (Research Associate from Leicester Drug Discovery & Diagnostics,...
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University partners in new world-class skills centre for automotive sector
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/university-partners-in-new-world-class-skills-centre-for-automotive-sector
Our University is partnering with HORIBA MIRA and other Midlands-based education institutions to build the MIRA Technology Institute – a new world-class skills centre for the automotive sector to be based at MIRA Technology Park.
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University pledges to offer a hundred Sanctuary Awards to displaced people worldwide
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/distance-learning
Read more about University of Leicester offering one hundred distance learning scholarships to displaced people across the world.
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Jupiter awaits Junos arrival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/jupiter-awaits-juno2019s-arrival
Stunning new images and the highest-resolution maps to date of Jupiter at thermal infrared wavelengths give a glowing view of Juno’s target, a week ahead of the NASA mission’s arrival at the giant planet.