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The hunt for the Christmas meteorite
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/the-hunt-for-the-christmas-meteorite
An article by the BBC discussing a 4.5bn-year 'Christmas meteorite' - the biggest to hit the UK - which crashed on Christmas Eve, 1965, in the village of Barwell in Leicestershire has quoted Dr Leigh Fletcher from the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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Next step for Pioneer Park development
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/next-step-for-pioneer-park-development
Work that will pave the way for the development of a space park at Leicester’s Pioneer Park could get under way in spring next year.
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Transcultural Writing and the Publishing Industry
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/en3192
Module code: EN3192 Are you interested in working in publishing or another area of the creative industries after graduation? If so, this module will enable you to gain valuable experience while learning more about these industries.
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Transcultural Writing and the Publishing Industry
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/en3192
Module code: EN3192 Are you interested in working in publishing or another area of the creative industries after graduation? If so, this module will enable you to gain valuable experience while learning more about these industries.
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The latest adventures of MS 210
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2019/05/22/the-latest-adventures-of-ms-210/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on May 22, 2019 In a follow-up to his previous blog post, The Beast in Me , Museum Studies PhD student Armand De Filippo reports on the most recent adventures of our “Ethiopic Manuscript”, MS 210.
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War on superbugs
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/war-on-superbugs
For the last twenty years, Martha Clokie, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Leicester, has pioneered research on bacteriophage therapy.
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AboutUs
https://le.ac.uk/top-links-about-us
Leicester probably started as a Celtic settlement. It was the capital of the local Celtic tribe, the Coriletavi. The Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD and they captured Leicestershire by 47 AD. The Romans built a fort at Leicester in 48 AD.
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Affective Digital Histories: An AHRC-funded research project
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/projects/digital-histories
Learn more about the Centre for New Writing's eight commissioned pieces exploring the afterlife of industrial buildings in Leicester and Glossop, as well as relationships between people who might have used them.
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Colourful plastics may lead to more microplastics: new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/microplastic-colours
Study led by University of Leicester concludes that colourants in plastic can affect the rate at which it breaks down and can lead to more harmful microplastics released into the environment
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Sir David and Michael Attenborough officially open Centenary Square
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/14-sir-david-attenborough-officially-opens-centenary-square
On Sunday 11 November 2018, hundreds of students, staff, alumni and members of the community joined Sir David Attenborough and his nephew Michael Attenborough on campus to pay their respects to those from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland who made sacrifices during the...