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Sue Townsend (1946-2014)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/04/16/sue-townsend-1946-2014/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on April 16, 2014 It was with great sadness that we learned last week of the death of one of our depositors, Sue Townsend, the creator of the Adrian Mole diaries and one of the most popular British novelists of the late...
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Trio of honorary graduates recognised with Leicester awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/honorands1
Journalist-turned-novelist Robert Harris, who was educated in Leicestershire as a boy, was awarded a Doctorate of Letters on Friday.
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University of Leicester to mark World Diabetes Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/university-of-leicester-to-mark-world-diabetes-day
People are being invited to learn more about Type 2 diabetes from University experts at a specialist centre in Leicester to mark an international awareness campaign.
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The Impact of Mega-Constellations on Astronomy – Zooniverse Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/08/05/the-impact-of-mega-constellations-on-astronomy-zooniverse-project/
Leicester undergraduate Megan Perks is part of an ESA internship group researching the impact of mega-constellation satellites on space-based telescopes.
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Physics students calculate how to take the perfect set piece
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/back-of-the-net-physics-students-calculate-how-to-take-the-perfect-set-piece
To mark World Maths Day, The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair is showcasing how relevant maths is by giving it real life application in advance of the resumption of Premier League fixtures, including the Champions’ trip to Chelsea (today).
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Autobiographical Society
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy3094
Module code: SY3094 As a society we have recorded our lives through many different mediums, and in the digital age we can record every minute, detail and thought we have - immortalised forever online.
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American Autobiography and American Literature
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/am3022
Module code: AM3022 ‘Autobiography,’ says critic Robert Sayre, ‘may be the preeminent kind of American expression’.
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When Two Dragons Fight: China and Japan at War in the Twentieth Century
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs3689
Module code: HS3689 The Anti-Japanese War of Resistance, as World War II in China is known, was one of the most devastating conflicts of the 20th century.
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Selfie Society
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sy3094
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When Two Dragons Fight: China and Japan at War in the Twentieth Century
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/hs3689
Module code: HS3689 The Anti-Japanese War of Resistance, as World War II in China is known, was one of the most devastating conflicts of the 20th century.