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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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Literary archives
https://le.ac.uk/library/special-collections/explore/literary-archives
The University Library holds an extensive collection of library and archive collections of local literary figures.
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Margaret Mathieson
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/margaret-mathieson
We have learned, with great sadness, of the death of Emeritus Professor Margaret Mathieson. As graduate, member of staff and benefactor, Margaret dedicated much of her life to shaping the University of Leicester.
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£500,000 awarded to create new Deep Space Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/deep-space-centre
A new centre dedicated to the exploration of deep space is to be built at the Space Park Leicester site, after the Wolfson Foundation awarded a £500,000 grant towards the project.
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Matter detected falling into a black hole at 30 percent of the speed of light
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/21-matter-falling-into-a-black-hole
A team of astronomers led by our Department of Physics and Astronomy report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the speed of light, located in the a distant galaxy.
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Obituary: Sir Michael Atiyah
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/14-obituary-sir-michael-atiyah
Sir Michael Atiyah, who was widely regarded as Britain’s greatest mathematician, has died aged 89. Sir Michael was Chancellor of the University of Leicester between 1995 and 2005.
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I will always have a place in my heart for Leicester its academic influence and personal impact on how much I now believe in myself
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/201ci-will-always-have-a-place-in-my-heart-for-leicester-its-academic-influence-and-personal-impact-on-how-much-i-now-believe-in-myself201d
When it comes to making the most of your opportunities as a student, Eleanor Ferguson has done just that. This week, Eleanor will be graduating with a BA in History, but a degree isn’t the only thing that she will be taking away from her time at Leicester.
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Research communications gains national award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/research-communications-gains-national-award
The University has won its fourth award for communicating animal research- including the second consecutive Openness Award from Understanding Animal Research.
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Student puts his own stamp on Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/student-puts-his-own-stamp-on-leicester
David Hall, graduating with a History BA this week, has put his own ‘stamp’ on his academic work at the University of Leicester - quite literally! David began collecting stamps when he was a child, inspired by his grandad’s collection.
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Tan Yue: Three years after graduation, I found my way home
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/graduate-profiles/tan-yue
Tan Yue graduated with an MA in Art Museum and Gallery Studies in 2013 and has taken her experience and knowledge back to her home country and started her career in Guangdong Times Museum.