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New play centres on Arch of Remembrance in Leicesters Victoria Park
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/new-play-centres-on-arch-of-remembrance-in-leicester2019s-victoria-park
A play written, produced and performed by Leicester students will premiere at the Y theatre in Leicester on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 July.
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Oracles. Dreams and Omens: Divination in the Greek World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ah3086
Module code: AH3086 Tutor: Jan Haywood This module explores the role of divination in the ancient Greek world. You will look at the full range of divinatory practices (oracles, dreams, haruspicy, etc.
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Oracles. Dreams and Omens: Divination in the Greek World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ah3086
Module code: AH3086 Tutor: Jan Haywood This module explores the role of divination in the ancient Greek world. You will look at the full range of divinatory practices (oracles, dreams, haruspicy, etc.
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Oracles. Dreams and Omens: Divination in the Greek World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ah3086
Module code: AH3086 Tutor: Jan Haywood This module explores the role of divination in the ancient Greek world. You will look at the full range of divinatory practices (oracles, dreams, haruspicy, etc.
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Standing Together Against Hate
https://le.ac.uk/hate-studies/research/standing-together
In response to the growing problem of hate crime and harassment on campus, the University of Leicester launched 'Standing Together Against Hate' - a project co-funded by HEFCE.
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Economics professor discusses research into what makes people vote in elections
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/economics-professor-discusses-research-into-what-makes-people-vote-in-elections
Professor Eyal Winter from the School of Business has been featured in a ScienceNews article discussing how voter turnout increases when polling numbers are close. Research conducted by Professor Winter and colleagues in 2006 looked at U.S. gubernatorial races from 1990 to 2005.
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Leicestershire Innovation Festival launches from Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/innovation-festival
Will Wells, Commercial Director at the University of Leicester, later led guests on a tour of the cutting-edge facilities at Space Park Leicester, ahead of the cluster’s formal launch in March.
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Vindolanda Week 1 – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/archiscan/2020/11/14/journey-to-the-edge-of-empire-notes-from-vindolanda-week-1/
The Arch-I-Scan Team resumes scanning activities and travels to the Roman fort and museum at Vindolanda.
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Ancient skeleton provides the earliest evidence of a pet cat in Kazakhstan
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/cat-skull
Uncovered in an urban settlement in Dzhankent, Kazakhstan, the analysis of the ancient animal skeleton shows this to be the first domesticated cat (Felis catus) found in the region.
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Using portable nanopore DNA sequencers to combat wildlife crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/using-portable-nanopore-dna-sequencers-to-combat-wildlife-crime
A team from our University has been awarded a prize for their proposal to crack down on wildlife crime using a portable DNA sequencing device, the MinION - developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies - to read the ‘barcode genes’ of animals affected by illegal trafficking.