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BBC Book of the Week author set to inspire our English students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/kit-de-waal-english-leicester
The author of this week’s BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week will be inspiring students on the University of Leicester’s English course, from September.
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Spring 2017 workshop
https://le.ac.uk/miv/workshop-programme/spring-2017-workshop
Explore our minimal surfaces project spring 2017 workshop held at University College Cork.
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Summer 2018 workshop
https://le.ac.uk/miv/workshop-programme/summer-2018-workshop
Explore our minimal surfaces project summer 2018 workshop held at the Technical University of Munich.
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Britain and the Roman World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ar3607
Module code: AR3607 This module builds on what you learned in earlier modules about the Roman world (such as AR1603 Introduction to Classical Archaeology andAR2607 Archaeology of Roman World).
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Acclaimed musical son of Leicester puts University honour at the very top of his long list of awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/acclaimed-musical-son-leicester-university-honour-top-list-awards
A distinguished baritone and proud son of Leicester says an honour from his hometown university comes top of his long list of award wins.
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Richard III and Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/richard-iii-and-leicester
Richard III visited Leicester often, both as a boy and as Duke of Gloucester. When king, Richard stayed in Leicester at least five times. Ultimately, it became his final resting place after the Battle of Bosworth when his corpse was returned to Leicester.
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Researcher examines impact of slum tourism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/researcher-examines-impact-of-2018slum-tourism2019
New research from Dr Fabian Frenzel from the School of Management examines whether slums across the world have become ‘cool’ as more and more tourists discover favelas, ghettos, townships and barrios on leisurely visits.
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Kerry Law
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/kerry-law
Kerry joined Leicester in 2019 as Chief Marketing and Engagement Officer, a role she held when nominations for Inspirational Women were solicited. Her appointment to DVC (Professional Services) is indicative of her commitment to the University and to professional practise.
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Sally Kyd
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/sally-kyd
Sally joined the University of Leicester as an undergraduate, studied here for her PhD, joined the teaching staff, was appointed Professor – and eventually became the first female Head of Leicester Law School.
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Leicester researchers discover Charles Dickens artists lost sketches in school textbook
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-researchers-discover-charles-dickens-artists-secret-sketches-in-school-textbook
Schoolboy doodles by the Victorian artist John Leech, who first illustrated Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol', have been discovered by researchers from our University and will be on display in the David Wilson Library until 31 July.