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Leicester in 1945 – the British Council & Harold White
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2019/05/01/leicester-in-1945-the-british-council-harold-white/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library Special Collections on May 1, 2019 A few years ago, when I was working at the East Midlands Oral History Archive, I planned an oral history project that would record people’s memories of the immediate post-war years in Leicester.
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Scientists to share science behind James Webb Space Telescope this half term
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/galaxies-assemble
Space scientists from the University of Leicester will demonstrate the cutting-edge science behind the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at the National Space Centre this October half term.
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Intimidation, slurs and threats – study uncovers racism in rural England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/intimidation-slurs-threats-study-racism-rural-england
A study into racism in rural England has found many minority ethnic individuals and families feel the countryside is an unwelcoming and unsafe place to visit.
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Leicester type 2 diabetes programme significantly improves health outcomes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/leicester-type-2-diabetes-programme-2018significantly2019-improves-health-outcomes
People who take part in a type 2 diabetes education programme developed in Leicester say it makes them feel “empowered” to manage their condition better.
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Space sector needs ‘greater imagination’ to tackle skills challenge, expert warns
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/space-sector-house-of-lords
Professor Martin Barstow from Space Park Leicester and the University of Leicester contributes to a new House of Lords report
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Citizens of Change celebrate life-changing achievements online
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/graduation-celebration
IQiUjIbODDE|When starting their degrees at the University of Leicester, no student could have predicted that their 2020 graduation ceremony would have to be postponed because of a pandemic.
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Leicester chemist wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-chemist-wins-prestigious-royal-society-of-chemistry-award
Dr Dylan Williams, of our Department of Chemistry, is the Royal Society of Chemistry Higher Education Teaching Award winner for 2018. Dr Williams has worked on new ways of teaching chemistry at university since 2007.
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Royal visit to University of Leicester honours legacy of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/28-royal-visit
Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge walking across campus Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge walking across campus 50 Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in the David Wilson library Their Royal Highnesses The...
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University of Leicester politics expert to be embedded in UK Parliament
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/rick-whitaker
Dr Rick Whitaker, Associate Professor in European Politics, is one of three UK academics to be seconded to Parliament as a Thematic Research Lead.
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Leicester academic curates major art exhibition in Rome
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-academic-curates-major-art-exhibition-in-rome
A University of Leicester academic has curated a major art exhibition currently being shown at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome. Professor David Ekserdjian, from the University of Leicester’s Department of History of Art and Film, curated “Correggio e Parmigianino.