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Leicester alumni return ‘home’ for Centenary celebration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/alumni-celebration
Guests were later treated to a keynote by guest speaker Grayson Perry CBE, who captivated the audience during an entertaining speech about his life as a celebrated visual artist and his connection to education.
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Surnames and the Y chromosome
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-impact-of-diasporas-on-the-making-of-britain/the-diasporas-projects/surnames-and-the-y-chromosome
Dr Turi E King, Research Fellow and Project Manager of the Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain. Lead researcher on 'The Genetic Legacy of the Vikings in the North of England' project. Research Fellow: Dr Turi King In Britain, we have heritable surnames.
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Glittering literati at Literary Leicester Festival 2016
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/glittering-literati-at-literary-leicester-festival-2016
The city's diverse celebration of the written and spoken word is returning next month with a prestigious line-up of speakers and contributors who have shaped the landscape of modern literature.
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Broadening our international horizons
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/ult/2016/10/11/broadening-our-international-horizons/
Menu Close University Leadership Team Home Broadening our international horizons Broadening our international horizons Posted by on October 11, 2016 When I was 10 years old I bought myself a ‘Teach yourself Chinese’ book.
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University involved in new Enterprise Zone
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/university-involved-in-new-enterprise-zone
A new ground-breaking research and development-led Enterprise Zone (EZ), which involves the University of Leicester, was announced in the budget on 16th March.
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Generous donation to enhance pioneering kidney research at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/kidney-research
Pioneering research by the University of Leicester into chronic kidney disease has received another major boost thanks to a £1 million donation
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Dancing With Strangers: Body and Otherness in the Experience of Citizenship
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/performingcitizenship/2015/12/15/dancing-with-strangers-body-and-otherness-in-the-experience-of-citizenship-by-rita-marcalo/
Posted by Maria Rovisco in Performing Citizenship on December 15, 2015 This post is authored by Rita Marcalo, dancer, choreographer and Artistic Director of Instant Dissidence , as a response to the Workshop ‘Arts and Citizenship’ held at the Department of Media and...
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BHM 2020: We are black history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/bhm-2020-we-are-black-history
The month-long celebrations will be used as a springboard to launch a longer-term campaign led by the University to celebrate Black history and culture throughout the year.
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Liberating history testimonials
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/09/20/liberating-history-testimonials/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 20, 2024 This website was created by the Liberating Histories research team which is supported by Northumbria University, Arts and Humanities Research Council, The LSE Women’s Library...
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Esteemed Leicester University professor hands over reins of celebrated Space Research Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/space-research-centre-head
A professor who has been the driving force in advancing space research and exploration at the University of Leicester for more than four decades has handed over the reins of the newly named Space Projects and Instrumentation Group.