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Leicester academic recognised with esteemed prize for promising future
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/leicester-academic-recognised-with-esteemed-prize-for-promising-future
An outstanding academic at our University has received a prestigious £100,000 Prize for Archaeology – the second award in two years from the Leverhulme Trust for research at Leicester in the subject area.
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New BBC Radio 3 drama inspired by rare Joe Orton manuscript
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/new-bbc-radio-3-drama-inspired-by-rare-joe-orton-manuscript
A rare and previously unpublished manuscript by playwright Joe Orton located within the Joe Orton Archive has inspired an upcoming BBC Radio 3 drama.
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Discovery of new fossil from half billion years ago sheds light on life on Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/discovery-of-new-fossil-from-half-billion-years-ago-sheds-light-on-life-on-earth
Scientists from the universities of Leicester and Cambridge have discovered a new species of fossil that will shed light on early animal ecosystems.
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Leicester academic to lead UN session on transport of the future
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/sarah-jane-fox
University of Leicester’s Dr Sarah Jane Fox will lead a session on sustainable transport at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland this month. The session is part of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) which is taking place from 27 May until 31 May.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/lung-health/research
Research conducted by the Institute of Lung Health covering lung cancer, infections, airway disease, and TB.
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University of Leicester launches exhibition celebrating 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/shakespeare
The University of Leicester is celebrating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s First Folio with an exhibition at the David Wilson Library.
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2019 news
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/contemporary-environments/anthropocene-research-group/news/2019
2 November 2019 Climate Change and the City As part of the ESRC Social Science Festival, “Climate Change and the City” looked at the challenges posed to Cities and Citizens around consumption, production and the future of education.
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The sweatband: the moral arbiter of our time?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/sweatband
Read the article "The sweatband: the moral arbiter of our time?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Lorna Unwin
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/lorna-unwin
We have learned, with sadness, of the recent passing of Professor Lorna Unwin, who was Director of the Centre for Labour Market Studies in the 2000s.
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What is distance learning?
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/what-they-are/distance-learning
Our distance learning programmes offer a flexible way to study for a University of Leicester research degree wherever you are in the world.