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Leicester archaeologists discover more hidden history beneath the ruins of the Jewry Wall Museum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-archaeologists-discover-more-hidden-history-beneath-the-ruins-of-the-jewry-wall-museum
Archaeologists from the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) have uncovered a wealth of history hidden beneath the earth around the Jewry Wall Museum.
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5th for Archaeology research in REF2021
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/ref2021
Archaeology and Ancient History research highlights in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.
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Lecture to explore the science of colour
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/lecture-to-explore-the-science-of-colour
Why is fire yellow? Why is your gas hob blue? What makes traffic lights red, amber and green? These phenomena and many others will be examined in a free public lecture on Thursday 17 September at the Ground Floor Lecture Theatre 3 of the Ken Edwards Building at 6.30pm.
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The Political Theory of Disobedience and Protests
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/pl3154
Module code: PL3154 This modules examines the political theory of disobedience and protest. You will look at traditional and contemporary theories concerning the uses of civility and incivility, violent and nonviolent direct action, resistance, refusal, and rioting.
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The Political Theory of Disobedience and Protests
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/pl3154
Module code: PL3154 This modules examines the political theory of disobedience and protest. You will look at traditional and contemporary theories concerning the uses of civility and incivility, violent and nonviolent direct action, resistance, refusal, and rioting.
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19th Century mince pie recipe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/14-19th-century-mince-pie-recipe
19th Century mince pie Mince pie|Bake the perfect mince pie with this old-time Christmas recipe ‘Shred pies’, or mince pies as they are more commonly known, are a popular festive treat at Christmas time, having been consumed for centuries during the winter months.
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Heresy and Orthodoxy in the works of Bede
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/heresy-and-orthodoxy-in-the-works-of-bede
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship (£224,198) September 2010 - August 2013 Dr Peter Darby Dr Peter Darby has been awarded a three-year British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship to carry out a research project ‘Heresy and Orthodoxy in the Works of Bede’. Bede (c.
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University stamp features on postbox to mark the 50th anniversary of Royal Mail Special Stamps
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-stamp-to-feature-on-postbox-in-leicester-to-mark-the-50th-anniversary-of-royal-mail-special-stamps
The stamp of the University of Leicester issued in 1971 was unveiled today by President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle on a post box in Leicester to mark the 50th anniversary of Royal Mail’s much-loved modern Special Stamps programme.
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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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Equal Pay Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/11/equal-pay-day-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 11, 2016 This year equal pay day was 10 th November This highlights the gender gap in wages as it is calculated by researchers to represent the last day in which women earn the same as men.