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Alexander Waugh at the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society – The University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2015/10/29/alexander-waugh-at-the-leicester-lit-and-phil/
Alexander Waugh gave a talk on Combe Florey House to the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society
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Male DNA cracks crime and illuminates history
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/social-justice/dna-and-crime
Professor Mark Jobling discusses how research into the Y-chromosome helps in solving crime.
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We are Citizens of Change
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/24-we-are-citizens-of-change
prsrA2paH7s|Today sees the launch of our new identity – Citizens of Change. It builds on the University of Leicester’s heritage whilst looking to the future and supporting our mission, vision and new strategic plan.
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How much comfort can you get from a chocolate bar
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/how-much-comfort-can-you-get-from-a-chocolate-bar
Chocolate is often the go-to food when people are in need of a pick-me-up, providing consumers with a comforting experience that lifts the mood.
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Sir Maurice Shock LLD 19262018
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/sir-maurice-shock-lld-1926-2018
Sir Maurice, who was also an honorary graduate of the University, was knighted in the New Year’s Honours List in 1988 in recognition of his services to Leicester and the wider academic community.
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A Scholarly Edition of Richard Baxters Reliquiae Baxterianae
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/a-scholarly-edition-of-richard-baxters-reliquiae-baxterianae
AHRC Research Grant September 2011-August 2014 Professor John Coffey Richard Baxter’s 800-page folio Reliquiae Baxterianae (1696) is an unrivalled primary source for early modern historical, ecclesiastical, cultural and literary studies.
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Leicester academics among worlds most influential
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/leicester-academics-among-2018world2019s-most-influential2019
Two academics from our College of Life Sciences have been cited in a list of ‘the world’s most influential scientific minds’.
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Top employers target Leicester's graduate high-fliers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/25-top-employers-target-leicester-graduate-high-fliers
Leicester ranked among top 25 UK universities targeted by leading employers. The UK’s 100 best-known graduate employers are targeting students from the University of Leicester according to a major new report on the graduate job market.
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New theory claims pterodactyls did not have feathers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/pterosaurs
The debate about when dinosaurs developed feathers has taken a new turn with a paper from the University of Leicester refuting claims that feathers were found on dinosaurs’ close relative, the flying reptiles called pterosaurs.
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University supporting literacy skills through reading buddies and new books for schools
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/books
Volunteers from the University of Leicester have donated boxes full of brand-new books to local primary schools. It is part of a wider scheme that sees one hundred school-based volunteers support pupils at Uplands Junior L.E.A.