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Leicester to host talk by UK activist who joined Kurdish force against ISIS in Northern Syria
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-to-host-talk-by-uk-activist-who-joined-kurdish-force-against-isis-in-northern-syria
UK activist Kimberley Taylor, who has joined Kurdish forces fighting ISIS in Syria, will be one of the speakers at an event being held on International Women’s Day at the University and chaired by Dr Omer Tekdemir from our School of History, Politics and International Relations.
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Record funding Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/record-funding-leverhulme-centre-for-humanity-and-space
New Centre aims to increase the understanding of how humans engage with and experience space
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Leicester universities’ funding success for local improvement project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/local-acceleration-fund
The University of Leicester and De Montfort University have been awarded £171,000 for an innovative project working in partnerships with local groups to gain insight and improve services in core areas including education, health, and environmental sustainability.
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Helping to scaffold students’ reading practices
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2019/09/18/helping-to-scaffold-students-reading-practices/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on September 18, 2019 This is a draft preview version of a resource currently in production.
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President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Boyle, to leave the University of Leicester to become Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/05-vc-announcement
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle CBE President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle CBE|Professor Paul Boyle CBE joined the University in October 2014 and is recognised for delivering many new achievements for the University.
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EXILE installation marks fifty years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/fifty-years-since-the-partial-decriminalisation-of-homosexuality-to-coincide-with-bold-new-installation-at-the-national-trust2019s-kingston-lacy-in-dorset
A bold new installation at the National Trust’s Kingston Lacy in Dorset and involving researchers from our School of Museum Studies marks fifty years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality.
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How air pollution affects our respiratory system and Quality Improvement reporting in health care services could be improved
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/how-air-pollution-affects-our-respiratory-system-and-quality-improvement-reporting-in-health-care-services-could-be-improved
At the University's final Doctoral Inaugural lectures for this academic year, two research graduates from the College of Life Sciences will be discussing their research on issues pertaining to public health on Thursday 14 June.
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Archaeology students from University of Leicester unearth very big Roman house in the country
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/roman-villa
Finds from latest excavation in Leicestershire may provide insight into the ‘rural charm’ of Britain to the Romans, while first-year archaeology students developed their excavation skills with Time Team filming for a feature later in the year
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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.