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Leicester ranked amongst prestigious top 100 universities in Europe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-ranked-amongst-prestigious-top-100-universities-in-europe
The University of Leicester has been ranked amongst the top universities in Europe by a new ranking of elite institutions across the continent.
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University breakthrough applied by Leicesters Hospitals to provide pioneering noninvasive autopsy service
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-breakthrough-used-by-leicesters-hospitals-to-provide-pioneering-non-invasive-autopsy-service
Earlier this year, findings from our University represented a breakthrough in how autopsy practice could be conducted in the UK and worldwide.
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Jean Humphreys (1924-2019)
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2019/jean-humphreys
It is with great sadness we have learned of the death of a much-loved and dedicated friend of the University, Mrs Jean Humphreys.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 714 April
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/talking-points-a-range-of-topics-tackled-by-academics-7-14-april
Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans from the Centre for Medical Humanities has written an article for The Conversation exploring how it could be a good idea to discuss topics such as sex, rape and pornography in classrooms in order to properly educate young people about...
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American Film and Visual Culture
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ha2224
Module code: HA2224 This second year module focuses on American film but also examines American photography, television and video games, and the industries and the changing cultural contexts within which these have been produced and received.
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Initiatives
https://le.ac.uk/cite/sanctuary-seekers-unit/initiatives
Learn more about our initiatives, including Bright Path Futures, Ukraine support, Trauma-informed pedagogy and RefugEAP.
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Expert opinions cover museums Donald Trump driverless cars nuclear weapons Brexit craftivism and managers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/expert-opinions-cover-museums-donald-trump-driverless-cars-nuclear-weapons-and-brexit
Robin Clarke from the School of Museum Studies has discussed how museums can respond to the rise of the far-right in Europe.
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Africa UN Data for Development Platform
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/10/18/africa-un-data-for-development-platform/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2021 A new official gateway to explore data at country, sub-regional and regional levels on SDGs, Agenda 2063 and key socio-economic indicators for Africa.
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First evidence for Julius Caesars invasion of Britain discovered by Leicester team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/first-evidence-for-julius-caesars-invasion-of-britain-discovered-by-leicester-team
The first evidence for Julius Caesar’s invasion of Britain has been discovered by a team from our School of Archaeology and Ancient History. The findings will be explored as part of the BBC Four’s Digging For Britain on Wednesday 29 November at 9:00PM.
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From the subatomic to the intergalactic: scientists gather in Leicester to share supercomputer results
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/10-dirac-day
Experts in astrophysics, particle physics, nuclear physics and cosmology will assemble at the University of Leicester this week to share the latest scientific advances which have been made possible by DiRAC, a multi-site supercomputing facility.