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From air travel getting safer to the doublestandards of sex tourism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/from-air-travel-getting-safer-to-the-double-standard-of-sex-tourism
In the latest in a series of opinion pieces Dr Simon Bennett from the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning has written an article for The Conversation discussing how despite what news stories may suggest, air travel is actually getting safer.
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Leicester to train the next generation of arts and humanities researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/leicester-to-train-the-next-generation-of-arts-and-humanities-researchers
Leicester is among eight leading universities in the Midlands that are joining together to train the next generation of highly-skilled arts and humanities researchers, thanks to funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
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Leicester geologist contributes to major project examining the technosphere
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/leicester-geologist-contributes-to-major-project-examining-the-2018technosphere2019
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz from our Department of Geology is working with artist Anne-Sophie Milon on a new project examining the ‘technosphere’ and what impact it will leave behind on the planet’s fossil record.
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The Archaeological Survey of Sudanese Nubia (ASSN) 1963-1969
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/diverse-heritage/the-archaeological-survey-of-sudanese-nubia-assn-1963-1969
A project page for the University of Leicester's research into the 1963-1969 archaeological survey of Sudanese Nubia
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50th anniversary of special stamps celebrates iconic East of England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/50th-anniversary-of-special-stamps-celebrates-iconic-east-of-england
The East of England’s most iconic people and places will be celebrated in the activities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Special Stamps programme.
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Leicester academic to chair expert panel at the British Library
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/17-dr-emma-parker-joe-orton-british-library
Dr Emma Parker, Associate Professor of Postwar and Contemporary Literature in the University of Leicester’s Department of English, will chair a star-studded panel discussion on Joe Orton’s 1969 play What the Butler Saw at the British Library on Tuesday 23 April 2019.
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Arch-I-Scan blog symposium Engineering the Past
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/archiscan/2022/03/28/suns-out-go-inside-for-a-conference/
Report of attendance symposium Engineering the Past
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Richard III discovery at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/richard-iii-discovery-at-the-royal-society-summer-exhibition
The team behind the scientific detective story of the decade, the discovery of King Richard III, has been selected as one of 22 exhibitors at the Royal Society’s annual display of the most exciting cutting-edge science and technology in the UK.
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The grass is greener where new University artwork can be found
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/the-grass-is-greener-where-new-university-artwork-can-be-found
One man went to mow, quite literally, to create a stunning new outdoor art installation for the Attenborough Arts Centre, the University of Leicester’s arts centre. During the bright days of summer, the task of mowing the lawn is considered by most to be an inevitable chore.
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Participatory, collaborative and co-creative practices at the Science Museum
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/participatory-practices-at-the-science-museum
This research project was commissioned by the Museum to recognise the significance of the development of the new gallery that sought to be participatory.