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Local science teacher meets idol, Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock after student letter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/maggie
A local science teacher has met her after a student wrote her a letter to University of Leicester Chancellor, Maggie Aderin-Pocock.
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Exciting placebo research to be unveiled at literary event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/placebo
Ground-breaking research into the study of placebos will be discussed at an event at the University of Leicester's Attenborough Film Theatre celebrating some of the UK’s most exciting writers
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Applications now open for inaugural Space Park Open Art Exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/space-park-exhibition-applications
Space Park Leicester is calling for UK artists to take part in the first-ever Space Park Open Art Exhibition.
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University of Leicester marks anniversary of arrival of Ugandan Asians
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/uganda-lecture
University of Leicester will host a public lecture to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Ugandan Asians to the city. The lecture, Migration and the making of Leicester will take place on Thursday, 15 September at 6.
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African Caribbean men help to spread prostate cancer message
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/african-caribbean-men-help-to-spread-prostate-cancer-message
Play Domino Talk Prostate (Cancer) Local men of the African/Caribbean community explain prostate cancer awareness and the higher risk for black men in this inspiring video.
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Spanish Elections on Sunday
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/17/spanish-elections-on-sunday/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 17, 2015 A look forward at the possible outcome of Spain’s elections on Sunday. http://www.theguardian.
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Freedom of Internet report 2021
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/10/04/freedom-of-internet-report-2021/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 4, 2021 Latest annual report from Freedom House which ranks 70 nations according to levels of internet freedom.
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Coronations through history
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/05/05/coronations-through-history/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 5, 2023 The National Archives has a mini coronations website which includes images of seals, phots and discussions of government documents.
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Caring for our Special Collections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/08/06/caring-for-our-special-collections/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on August 6, 2015 Visitors to Special Collections often ask how we preserve the rare books, manuscripts and archives in our collection. Much of what we do could be described as preventative care.
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Current students
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Current student opportunities Current student opportunities Take a look at the opportunities available to current Leicester students. 188|University is more than just the classes you take. It's the friends, the memories, the achievements.