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World Refugee Day: transforming lives through education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/world-refugee-day
On World Refugee Day, the University of Leicester is celebrating the transformative power of education to change lives, and the diversity that enriches the student population and staff.
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Spain
https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/europe/spain
We welcome students from Spain. Find out about entry requirements, the Spanish student community and other country-specific information.
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Partnerships
https://le.ac.uk/covid-in-cartoons/about/partnerships
Cartooning for Peace The association Cartooning for Peace has been created in 2006 at the initiative of Kofi Annan, Nobel Peace Prize and former General Secretary of the United Nations, and press cartoonist Plantu.
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With Tommy Hilfiger’s ‘smart’ clothing range, data collection has reached dystopian levels
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/07/31/with-tommy-hilfigers-smart-clothing-range-data-collection-has-reached-dystopian-levels/
Posted by hconnolly in School of Business Blog on July 31, 2018 In an article for The Independent, Dr Phoebe Moore discusses how ambassadors will be rewarded for walking past Tommy Jeans stores and how we are becoming a resource for surveillance and profit making The...
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Student calculates which colour lightsaber would be most powerful
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/student-calculates-which-colour-lightsaber-would-be-most-powerful
Aspiring Jedi Knights will be happy to learn that the red lightsabers used by their enemies, the Sith, are likely the weakest type available on the futuristic arms market, while a purple lightsaber would be the strongest, based on calculations made by a student from our...
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Opening up the University archives for Heritage Open Days on 19/20 September
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/18-heritage-open-days
As part of Heritage Open Days, England’s largest festival of history and culture, the University of Leicester is opening its archives up to the public with a series of free events on Thursday 19 September and Friday 20 September.
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University of Leicester granted Freedom of the Borough by Oadby & Wigston Borough Council
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/freedom-of-borough
At an extraordinary meeting of full council on Tuesday 30 March, Oadby & Wigston Borough Council granted the University of Leicester Honorary Freedom of the Borough and bestowed the title of Honorary Freeman upon the University - the highest honour the Borough can bestow.
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Difficult Conversations: Mayor of Leicester to join expert panel to discuss making cities greener
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/cities-future
The Mayor of Leicester will join a public Q&A alongside University of Leicester experts to explore the relationship between cities and nature.
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An overview of the Grey Friars project
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/grey-friars
Find out how the search for King Richard III’s grave started.
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The Anti-Corruption Summit
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/13/the-anti-corruption-summit/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 13, 2016 The Anti-Corruption Summit has taken place in London. The UK government website contains the proposals for international reform.