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Chicxulub crater study suggests asteroid impacts could create habitats for life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/chicxulub-crater-study-suggests-asteroid-impacts-could-create-habitats
Scientists studying a 65-million-year old crater in the Gulf of Mexico, caused by an asteroid impact, claim it could have provided a habitat for early life to take hold on earth.
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"We must level the playing field for BAME students" says new Vice-Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/04-bame-students
nishan smiling to the camera|The University of Leicester’s new vice-chancellor has pledged to eliminate the ‘awarding gap’ which sees many students missing out on top degrees.
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First Professors of Nursing and Midwifery herald unique new courses
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/first-professors-of-nursing-and-midwifery-herald-unique-new-courses
Leicester has taken the first steps in establishing a new centre for nursing and midwifery expertise with the appointment of two Foundation Professors and approval granted for a suite of innovative new degree courses.
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Research degrees
https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/study/research-degrees
The Victorian Studies Centre at Leicester has a lively community of doctoral students, who register with the department most connected with their research topic (English, History or History of Art).
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Mr Duncan Cloud (1930-2020)
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/duncan-cloud
The University community was saddened to learn of the loss, on 24 June 2020, of one of its most senior members and a major figure in its history. John Duncan Cloud (MA Oxford, B.Litt.
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University of Leicester Staff Blog Poetry and the Autism Spectrum
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/03/21/poetry-and-the-autism-spectrum/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on March 21, 2014 Julia Malkin and Nick Everett led an interesting and very engaging Diversity Seminar on Tuesday 18 March for staff and students on the University’s doctoral programme in Clinical Psychology.
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Professor JHWG Liebeschuetz
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/wolf-liebeschuetz
It is with great sadness that the family of Professor John Hugo Wolfgang Gideon Liebeschuetz announces his passing, after a brief illness, on 12 July 2022 at the age of 95. We have lost a much-loved family member, friend to many, and a highly respected scholar of history.
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Andrew Dunn: Page 113
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/author/andrew_dunn/page/113/
Academic Librarian.
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Monkeys and chimpanzees have created their own archaeological sites dating back hundreds of years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/monkeys-and-chimpanzees-have-created-their-own-archaeological-sites-dating-back-hundreds-of-years
Capuchin monkeys have created their own archaeological sites in Brazil, complete with nut-cracking tools that date back at least 600-700 years ago, according to recent research – and Dr Huw Barton from the University of Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History...
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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.