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Alex Keller
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/alex-keller
The University has learned, with regret, of the death of Professor Alex Keller who taught history of science and technology at Leicester 1963-1997.
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The hunt for the Christmas meteorite
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/the-hunt-for-the-christmas-meteorite
An article by the BBC discussing a 4.5bn-year 'Christmas meteorite' - the biggest to hit the UK - which crashed on Christmas Eve, 1965, in the village of Barwell in Leicestershire has quoted Dr Leigh Fletcher from the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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University of Leicester historian helps bring untold story of British Asian cricket to Lord’s
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/cricket-south-asian-exhibition-lords
The untold story of British Asian cricket takes centre stage at Lord’s in a new exhibition co-curated by University of Leicester historian Dr Prashant Kidambi.
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New distance learning MA in English Language and Linguistics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2013/10/28/new-distance-learning-ma-in-english-language-and-linguistics/
Posted by in School of English Blog on October 28, 2013 Our new MA in English Language and Linguistics by Distance Learning got underway about a month ago.
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Leicester Space at the British Science Festival
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/09/13/leicester-space-at-the-british-science-festival/
British Science Festival-goers will be treated to some incredible events courtesy of experts from the University of Leicester.
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Holly Furneaux
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/author/hf35/
Reader in Victorian Literature.
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University of Leicester Staff Blog In Defence of Creative Writing
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/03/19/in-defence-of-creative-writing/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on March 19, 2014 Our newest colleague, Dr Jonathan Taylor, responds to Hanif Kureshi in Leicester Exchanges : http://leicesterexchanges.com/2014/03/18/teaching-creative-writing/ .
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Barbara Cooke
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/author/bc144/
Research Associate for the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project.
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New study to explore how personalised drug doses could improve quality of life for people with secondary breast cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/breast-cancer-drug-doses-leicester
A new study by a Leicester researcher will explore how people with incurable secondary (or metastatic) breast cancer experience treatment side effects, and whether personalised drug doses could help improve their quality of life
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New launch date for satellite carrying Leicester-built telescope studying Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/launch-satellite-telescope-earth-magnetic-shield
Scientists at Space Park Leicester led development of the Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) on the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE), due to launch from French Guiana on Tuesday 19 May