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Back to the Future Why it should never be remade
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/back-to-the-future-why-it-should-never-be-remade
To film aficionados, today is a very special day - 21 October 2015 is famous amongst Back to the Future fans as it is the day to which Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, travels when he is sent to the future in Back to the Future II.
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Crocus Sundays at the Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/08-crocus-sundays
Crocuses in the Botanic Gardens|University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden to host the perennially popular Crocus Sundays event this year on 24 February and 3 March.
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Who owned the Wicked Bible?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/10/23/who-owned-the-wicked-bible/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on October 23, 2015 It’s been reported in the news this week that a copy of the so called “Wicked Bible” is to be auctioned at Bonhams in November.
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The UK Sword Dance Archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2021/11/09/the-uk-sword-dance-archive/
A description of the The UK Sword Dance Archive collection that has been digitised by the UOSH project.
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Mapping the change phase 2
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/mapping-the-change-phase-2
Mapping the Change was conceived by Hackney Museum to map the huge changes taking place because of the Olympics and Paralympics and contribute to the Cultural Olympiad.
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Penny Bloods on display in the Library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/05/09/penny-bloods-on-display-in-the-library/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on May 9, 2014 Penny Bloods, popular from the 1840s to the 1860s, were so named because of their preoccupation with the gory and sensational.
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Fellowships to support the creative economy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/fellowships-to-support-the-creative-economy
Two AHRC Fellowships awarded to the University are to be undertaken in partnership with The Museums Association and Phoenix - Leicester’s centre for independent cinema, art and digital culture.
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The nuclear bomb: destroyers of planets?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/nuclear-bomb
Read the article "The nuclear bomb: destroyers of planets?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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The Archives and Special Collections Internship
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/02/25/the-archives-and-special-collections-internship/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on February 25, 2016 By Rebecca Couchman-Crook , Archives Assistant I applied for the Graduate Gateways scheme that the University’s Career Service runs for students who graduated that year, after I had just...
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Reflections on my Professional Fellowship: Part Two
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/08/14/reflections-on-my-professional-fellowship-part-two/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library and Learning Services on August 14, 2025 In February 2024, I was awarded a Professional Fellowship from The National Archives and Research Libraries UK Professional Fellowship Scheme, 2024-2025.