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Oral history projects in Nottinghamshire
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/directory-of-oral-history/east-midlands/nottinghamshire
Browse projects and oral history materials from Nottinghamshire, including the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender history project, which is now part of the Rainbow Heritage website.
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How medieval people named their animals is explored in new book
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/medieval-animal-names-books
The relationship between medieval people and their pets is the topic of the latest book by the University of Leicester’s Dr Ben Parsons. Introducing Medieval Animal Names explores what names medieval people gave to the animals with which they lived and worked.
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Interstellar insights to put businesses light-years ahead
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/interstellar-insights-to-put-businesses-light-years-ahead
Space technology expertise is easier to access than ever before – that’s the message from Leicester’s crew of scientists and business experts, as they prepare to make a giant leap to Hong Kong for the GREAT Festival of Innovation on 24 March.
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Ut vitam habeant – so that they may have life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/centenary-celebrations-blog
On 11 November 1918, the First World War came to an end and the following day Dr Astley Clarke wrote to the local newspaper to announce the creation of the 'Leicester University Fund', in celebration of peace and for the founding of a university college as a memorial.
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University of Leicester bestows honour on English student-turned-inspiring-author
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/jeffrey-boakye
A University of Leicester graduate who has enjoyed a successful career as an author, broadcaster and educator has been awarded an honorary degree by his alma mater.
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Evening Waugh: Waugh in Abyssinia, 23 May
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2016/04/19/evening-waugh-waugh-in-abyssinia-23-may/
Details for the next Waugh book group meeting, 23 May 2016
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Garth Smithies Taylor (1896-1916)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/10/14/garth-smithies-taylor-1896-1916/
15 October 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the death in action of Lieutenant Garth Smithies Taylor, a name which many staff and students at the University will have unwittingly passed on numerous occasions when entering the Fielding Johnson Building.
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Reflection: So easy to say, yet so hard to do……
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2018/09/26/reflection-so-easy-to-say-yet-so-hard-to-do/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on September 26, 2018 Across a wide range of professional areas reflection is seen as a key skill.
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Revealed, recorded and reported: 25 years of remarkable archaeological discoveries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/ulas-book
Remarkable remains of Leicester’s ancient past are being celebrated by the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) team with a new publication entitled Secrets of the Soil marking a quarter of a century of discoveries unearthed in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Valuing Diversity and Teaching inclusively: acknowledging ‘additional work’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2019/08/02/valuing-diversity-and-teaching-inclusively-acknowledging-additional-work/
Posted by apatel in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on August 2, 2019 Students working on escape room activity, University of Leicester. Starting University is a major step in life for all students.