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Hidden histories revealed at Bradgate Park
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/hidden-histories-revealed-at-bradgate-park
In just the first two weeks of a five-year archaeological project at Bradgate Park, a team of students and staff from the University have unearthed thousands of years of history.
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History and Security Sector Reform: Crime and Punishment in British Colonial Guyana, 1814-1966
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/history-and-security-sector-reform
Over the past two years there has been a general shift in models of incarceration in the former British colony of Guyana, from punishment (punitive measures) to correction and rehabilitation (via training and education).
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Landmark Poetry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/landmark-poetry
On Wednesday 9 May, celebrated writer and broadcaster Lemn Sissay MBE will be discussing Landmark Poetry at the University of Leicester’s 7th Annual Creative Writing Lecture. Lemn Sissay is the author of several books of poetry alongside articles, records, public art, and plays.
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Eleanor Bloomfield
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/author/eleanor_van-kroonenburg/
Lest We Forget: Remembering George Eades Posted by Eleanor Bloomfield in Library and Learning Services on November 28, 2025 1 On 11th November 2025 Archives and Special Collections hosted a visit from Steve and Sheron Wilkinson.
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Researchers make sand that flows uphill
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/sand-microrollers
Paper published in 'Nature Communications' details how applying magnetic forces to individual 'microroller' particles spurs collective motion—with counterintuitive results
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Inspiring a new generation of innovators
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/inspiring-a-new-generation-of-innovators-1
A Professor from our University is inspiring the next generation of innovators.
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Charles Dickens: A Writer in Progress
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/en7140
Module code: EN7140 The 1840s was a key decade in the life and career of Charles Dickens.
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Charles Dickens: A Writer in Progress
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/en7140
Module code: EN7140 The 1840s was a key decade in the life and career of Charles Dickens.
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Charles Dickens: A Writer in Progress
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/en7140
Module code: EN7140 The 1840s was a key decade in the life and career of Charles Dickens.
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Happy International Archives Day 2018!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/happy-international-archives-day-2018/
Posted by vholmes in Library Special Collections on June 8, 2018 The University records manager, David Jenkins, and I (Vicky Holmes, University Archivist) thought we’d take the opportunity to flag up IAD18 and explain a bit about what we do all day! On the 9th of...