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• Free public event explores the 1911 ‘All India’ cricket tour of England

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/30-cricket-event

  A fascinating chapter in cricket history will be explored at a free public event on Tuesday 1 October when Dr Prashant Kidambi, Associate Professor of colonial urban history, discusses the first ever Indian tour of England in 1911.

• International day marks the issues behind avoidable deaths

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/avoidable-deaths-network-international-awareness-day

  The third instalment of an annual global day of awareness of the issues around avoidable deaths takes place this week.

• Leicester DNA research presented to House of Commons Science and Technology Committee

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-dna-research-presented-to-house-of-commons-science-and-technology-committee

  Written evidence from the University of Leicester about the future of DNA research in the UK has been presented to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry into genomics and genome editing.

• Academic comments on the rise of kids activities being marketed to adults

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/academic-comments-on-the-rise-of-kids2019-activities-being-marketed-to-adults

  Dr Jane Pilcher from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology has been featured in an article for The Guardian discussing why kids’ activities – such as bouncy castles and ballpits - are now being marketed to grown men and women.

• Plan how to get here

  https://le.ac.uk/study/welcome/your-next-steps/plan-travel

  Moving to the University of Leicester to start your degree? Work out how you (and your luggage) will get here.

• #PlanetarySeminar: Heidi Hammel – Exploring the Solar System with JWST: First Results and a Glimpse

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/11/07/planetaryseminar-heidi-hammel-exploring-the-solar-system-with-jwst-first-results-and-a-glimpse-ahead/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 7 November 2022 We will welcome Dr. Heidi Hammel (AURA, Interdisciplinary Scientist for JWST) to speak about exciting solar system science with the new space telescope. Who: Dr. Heidi Hammel, Heidi B.

• Call for volunteers to help preserve treasure trove of East Midlands history

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/sounds-for-the-future

  A £250,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund will help archivists and volunteers secure the future of the East Midlands Oral History Archive.

• Adapt

  https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/climate-change/adapt

  Readying our campus for a changing world

• Leicester City Graduate Project earns FSB local government prize

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/city-graduate-project-award

  A flagship internship scheme encouraging students from Leicester’s two universities to stay and work in the city after they graduate has been recognised as one of the best regional initiatives at a national award ceremony.

• The Activist Museum Award 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/activist-museum-award

  The Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG), in the School of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, is delighted to announce the second round of the Activist Museum Award.