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University of Leicester secures funding to preserve the Midlands’ at-risk sound archives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/sound-of-midlands-lottery-funding
University of Leicester secures National Lottery Heritage Fund backing to preserve thousands of at-risk Midlands sound recordings, safeguarding local stories, music and oral histories for future generations.
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Roman Leicester comes to life in city-wide family festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/roman-around-leicester-festival-family
Roman Around Leicester brings the city’s Roman past to life with free family activities, hands-on archaeology and creative workshops across Leicester’s Cultural Quarter.
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Launching ‘Black History Month’ Newsletters
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/26/launching-black-history-month-newsletters/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 26 October 2020 The Postgraduate Team have launched a new series of Black History Month newsletters for the School of Physics and Astronomy. Emma Thomas explains the inspirations behind this effort.
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Physics and Astronomy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/paul_mcmillan/
Centenary celebrations Posted by Physics and Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 21 May 2025 The first students to study physics at what was then University College, Leicester were enrolled in 1925. A class of 10 students were enrolled, and a single lecturer appointed.
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Charlie Hebdo attacks: first anniversary
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/08/charlie-hebdo-attacks-first-anniversary/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 8, 2016 Twitter coverage of the anniversary The University of Oxford has translated and made free on the Internet a book on tolerance. With extracts from key French philosophers and writers.
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Scientists invited to take advantage of leading high energy research centres
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/scientists-invited-to-take-advantage-of-leading-high-energy-research-centres
Our University is facilitating a Europe-wide programme that makes available some of the leading facilities in high energy astrophysics to scientists from around the world.
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New website highlights our local impact
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/new-csr-website-highlights-universitys-local-impact
The University of Leicester contributes significantly to the city of Leicester, the surrounding county of Leicestershire and further afield.
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Lesley Davis
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/lesley-davis
We have learned, with deep sadness, of the death of Lesley Davis, a much-loved and respected member of the Library Services team, who passed away on 6 January 2025. The funeral will take place at Loughborough Crematorium on Thursday 30 January at 4.30pm.
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Medical Statistics MSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/medical-statistics-msc/2026
This is for you if... you want a vocational course that will focus on the application of statistical methods to real-life problems in medicine and healthcare, giving you excellent prospects in securing a career or further study.
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International Law LLM
https://le.ac.uk/courses/international-law-llm/2026
This is for you if... you want a flexible programme that will give you an in-depth understanding of both public and private international law and will equip you with the advanced knowledge of the rules and principles that govern the way nations deal with each other.