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Carrie Crockett
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/author/cmc62/
I am a postgraduate Ph.D. researcher working in connection with the Carceral Archipelago project. My work focuses on the Russian Far East and Sakhalin during the imperial era.
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Motor Cities
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/motor-cities
Leverhulme Research Project Grant (£154,757) October 2011-September 2014 Professor Simon Gunn and Dr Susan Townsend (University of Nottingham) In the last half century the automobile has transformed life in cities across much of the globe, offering unprecedented freedom...
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Code of practice concerning freedom of speech
https://le.ac.uk/policies/codes-practice/freedom-speech
The University of Leicester affirms its legal duty to uphold freedom of speech within the law, ensuring open debate while promoting dignity and respect.
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Salt mine in Yorkshire could help to shed light on Martian life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/salt-mine-in-yorkshire-could-help-to-shed-light-on-martian-life
A PhD student is helping to shed light on life on Mars by exploring similar environments on Earth - including an underground salt mine in North Yorkshire.
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Leicester literature festival returns with star authors and tribute to Agatha Christie
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/literary-leicester-book-festival-agatha-christie-50
Leicester’s flagship literature festival, Literary Leicester, returns in 2026 with an exciting line up of internationally acclaimed authors including Sophie Hannah, Louise Doughty, Jonathan Coe and Dame Jacqueline Wilson.
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Professor Sir Geoff Palmer
https://le.ac.uk/about/campus-development/freemens/freemens-building-names/professor-geoff-palmer
Sir Godfrey ‘Geoff’ Palmer OBE studied Botany at Leicester and graduated in 1964.
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Mapping the change phase 2
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/mapping-the-change-phase-2
Mapping the Change was conceived by Hackney Museum to map the huge changes taking place because of the Olympics and Paralympics and contribute to the Cultural Olympiad.
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Expert opinions cover Antarctic volcanoes referendums and the menopause
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-opinions-cover-antarctic-volcanoes-and-a-tale-of-two-referendums
Professor John Smellie from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment has written an article for The Conversation discussing how the eruption of volcanoes situated strategically close to any of Antarctica’s ice streams could cause significant amounts of...
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University of Leicester supports Big Difference Stand Up Challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/stand-up-challenge
Big Difference are delighted to announce the support of the University of Leicester as an Associate Partner of the Stand Up Challenge 2021.
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Africa Development Scholarship
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/fees-funding/scholarships-discounts/africa-development-scholarship
Learn more about the Africa Development Scholarship at university of Leicester