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University welcomes Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/sri-lanka
Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka Manorie Mallikaratchy met students and colleagues from the University of Leicester.
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Relive Leicester space scientists journey on BBCs Astronauts series
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/relive-leicester-space-scientist2019s-journey-as-astronauts-returns
From this weekend, you can relive the moments that led to a Leicester space scientist proving that she has what it takes to become an astronaut. The six-part BBC show ‘Astronauts: Have You Got What It Takes?’ will be re-run on BBC 2 at 10am every Saturday from 12 May.
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Colin Hyde: Page 3
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/author/colin_hyde/page/3/
Colin Hyde manages the East Midlands Oral History Archive, based in Special Collections.
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University and East Midlands Chamber to partner on economic thought leadership
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/university-east-midlands-chamber
University of Leicester has joined forces with the East Midlands Chamber to develop new insights and ideas on the region’s economy.
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Visits to Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/richard-iii-and-leicester/visits-to-leicester
Richard III visited Leicester often, both as a boy and as Duke of Gloucester. Find out about his final stay in Leicester at the Blue Boar Inn.
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Sir David Attenborough highlights destruction of the natural world within a generation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/sir-david-attenborough-highlights-destruction-of-the-natural-world-within-a-generation
Renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough opened a new £1.5million galleries wing at Attenborough Arts Centre – the building championed by his late brother Lord Attenborough.
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Messages about Black History Month
https://le.ac.uk/black-history-month/statements
Hear more about Black History Month at Leicester from our Vice-Chancellor and Students' Liberation Officer.
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‘History in the making’: Reflections on the reinterment of Richard III, ten years on
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/richard-iii-reinterment-anniversary
Members of the University of Leicester’s Greyfriars team, who excavated and identified the remains of Richard III, recall their experiences of his reinterment on 26 March 2015
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Better peatland management could cut half a billion tonnes of carbon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/peatland-emissions-nature
However, because large populations rely on these peatlands for their livelihoods, it may not be realistic to expect all agricultural peatlands to be fully returned to their natural condition in the near future.
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2017 events
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/events/past-events/2017
Find summaries of all the events held by the Centre for New Writing in 2017.