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Archaeologists identify changes to human bone following introduction of tobacco in Western Europe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/tobacco
University of Leicester researchers hope to better understand how tobacco consumption has historically impacted human health.
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A universe of opportunity showcased at GREAT Festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/a-universe-of-opportunity-showcased-at-great-festival-1
We brought a small taste of Leicester to Hong Kong in March and opened up a whole universe of opportunity for Asia’s education and business community.
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Acid attacks appear to be on the rise – what the numbers tell us about corrosive substances and crim
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2024/03/05/acid-attacks-appear-to-be-on-the-rise-what-the-numbers-tell-us-about-corrosive-substances-and-crime/
Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on March 5, 2024 Matt Hopkins – Associate Professor This is an article that was originally published in the Conversation. To view the original click here .
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LGBT month highlights changing attitudes on Campus
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/ult/2017/02/28/lgbt-month-highlights-changing-attitudes-on-campus/
Menu Close University Leadership Team Home LGBT month highlights changing attitudes on Campus LGBT month highlights changing attitudes on Campus Posted by on February 28, 2017 Whenever I see an LGBT+ event advertised on campus I feel joy that attitudes have changed so...
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Glimpses of the young David Attenborough in the University Archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/05/09/glimpses-of-the-young-david-attenborough-in-the-university-archives/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on May 9, 2016 It’s well known that David and Richard Attenborough, along with their brother John, spent part of their early lives living on the campus of what was then University College, Leicester.
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The spacecraft that came before Juno
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/09/12/the-spacecraft-that-came-before-juno/
Posted by Henrik Melin in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on September 12, 2016 The Juno spacecraft is not the first to visit Jupiter – this honour goes to the Pioneer 10 spacecraft back in December of 1973.
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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...
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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.