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Our history
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/about/history
The Department of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester - the first of its kind - was founded in 1966 by Raymond Singleton, with the intention of developing expertise in all areas of the academic study and applied profession of museums and heritage.
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University of Sanctuary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/university-of-sanctuary
Our University has launched an initiative to be recognised as a University of Sanctuary, committed to welcoming and supporting refugees and asylum seekers.
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Outreach
https://le.ac.uk/english/outreach
Staff in English at the University of Leicester are committed to presenting their work outside Higher Education, and to discussing research ideas beyond the university. Find out about our talks, events, public readings, local education projects and more.
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Hate crime film recognised with two prestigious awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/hate-crime-film-recognised-with-two-prestigious-awards
An educational video produced by the University of Leicester to expose the harms of hate crime has been awarded two prestigious awards.
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Home to Joe Orton and Sue Townsend collections receives national accreditation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/archive
An archive service which holds the collections of Leicester literary greats, Joe Orton and Sue Townsend, has received approval from The National Archives.
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Leicester announced as Overall Winner at the Impact Awards 2015
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/leicester-announced-as-overall-winner-at-the-impact-awards-2015
The University has scooped the title of Overall Winner 2015 at the Research Councils UK (RCUK) and PraxisUnico Impact Awards, which were held at a ceremony in Central Hall, Westminster, last night (15 September), bringing together more than 200 invited guests from academia,...
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The real Star Wars
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/space-power/star-wars
The reality of using space in conflict isn’t purely the preserve of science fiction. The fight for supremacy over our heads is happening right now.
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Introducing the Consuming Authenticities project – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2014/12/17/introducing-the-project/
Consuming Authenticities is an AHRC-funded research project exploring the role of history in establishing the cultural importance of different foods and drinks.
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What our students say
https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/our-students
Hear from some of our students as they talk about their experiences as undergraduate students in Geology at Leicester.
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PGCE Secondary (Lead Partners)
https://le.ac.uk/courses/school-direct-secondary-education-pgce/2026
This is for you if... you have a degree and would like to train to teach 11-18 year-olds as part of the Lead Partners scheme.