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About the Centre
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/about
The Centre for New Writing at the University of Leicester was established to give contemporary literature studies and creative writing a dynamic presence in the East Midlands and beyond. Learn more about our people and our activities.
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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.
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Adapt
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/climate-change/adapt
Readying our campus for a changing world
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Tribute to architect behind iconic Engineering Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/tribute-to-architect-behind-iconic-engineering-building
The architect James Gowan, who co-designed the University of Leicester’s Engineering Building, has died aged 92. He formed a partnership with James Stirling in the 1950s the results of which included our Engineering Building, completed in 1963.
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£2.5m to help with complex health and social care decision-making across the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/evidence-synthesis-funding
Funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to support collaboration providing research-based evidence to support important decision-making across the four UK nations.
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£1.7m awards announced for research spanning space and smoking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/fellowships
The gap in the teeth of this medieval skull is a 'pipe notch' caused by constantly gripping a clay pipe.
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About Allama Iqbal Open University
https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/global-partnerships/aiou/about
The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) was established in May 1974 as only the second open university in the world and first in Asia and Africa.
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Hayabusa 2: Asteroid Samples Return this Weekend
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/12/04/hayabusa-2-asteroid-samples-return-this-weekend/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 4 December 2020 Professor John Bridges discusses the importance of the Hayabusa 2 mission, returning samples of asteroid Ryugu to Earth this weekend, in a blog for theConversation .
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Leicester researcher scoops Lifetime Achievement Award for innovations in health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/innovation-awards
Professor Philip Baker, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise at the University of Leicester, addressed innovators, inventors and developers from across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland in celebration of the University’s Centenary.
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Leicester secures a Rugby Varsity double
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/leicester-secures-a-rugby-varsity-double-against-de-montfort-university
The University of Leicester's women and men's Rugby teams have secured a double Varsity victory over players from De Montfort University during matches played on Wednesday 18 March.