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Return To Larkinland to explore poets time in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/return-to-larkinland-to-explore-poets-time-in-leicester
To celebrate National Poetry Day, and to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of Philip Larkin, writer and critic AN Wilson will be revisiting the life and work of one of the greatest English poets of the 20th century - Philip Larkin - in Return To Larkinland.
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Twitter gives scientists a genuine voice an opportunity to engage share and explain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/twitter-gives-scientists-a-genuine-voice-2013-an-opportunity-to-engage-share-and-explain
Dr Leigh Fletcher, from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has discussed the use of social media and blogging to promote his research to a wide audience in an article for The Royal Society In the article, 'Scientific engagement in the age of social media', Dr...
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Textiles, Dress and Identity in the Roman World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ah7379
Module code: AH7379 (double module) A lot of evidence survives for the study of Roman dress: fragmentary textiles, texts and iconography in a variety of media.
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History and campus
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history
See how far we’ve come since we were first founded as Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland University College in 1921 - from getting our Royal Charter in 1957 to the discovery of Richard III’s remains in 2012.
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Upcoming conference to celebrate 30 year anniversary of DNA fingerprinting discovery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/upcoming-conference-to-celebrate-30-year-anniversary-of-dna-fingerprinting-discovery
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the landmark discovery and application of DNA fingerprinting by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, the University is hosting a conference to share new innovations in forensic science on Wednesday 15 April.
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Leicester Molecular Diagnostics
https://le.ac.uk/lcrc/facilities-and-services/lmd
The Leicester Molecular Diagnostics facility was established within the Leicester Cancer Research Centre to: Provide a comprehensive service for molecular oncology testing Undertake associated contract research for companies.
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Last but by no means least graduation celebrations draw to a close
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/last-but-by-no-means-least-graduation-celebrations-draw-to-a-close
Our week of graduation ceremonies draws to a close and for the final time this year we saw the distinctive red of Leicester’s academic dress decorating our campus.
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Jonathan Taylor: Page 2
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/author/jt265/page/2/
Dr. Jonathan Taylor is Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Leicester. His books include the memoir "Take Me Home" (Granta, 2007), and the novels "Melissa" (Salt, 2015) and "Entertaining Strangers" (Salt, 2012).
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Death’s Doings
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/09/24/deaths-doings/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on September 24, 2015 In spite of all the Hypochondriac’s attempts to keep sickness at bay, Death comes whizzing down the chimney in the form of a skeletal spider. The Hypochondriac’s cat remains unmoved.
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From Disaster Chef to Master Chef
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/from-disaster-chef-to-master-chef
One of our PhD students has been crowned Kenwood Chef 2016 at the 'Disaster Chef' competition live final after transforming his kitchen disasters into culinary successes.