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Cider in Unexpected Places? Rural Chile and the Cider Pressing – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/08/24/cider-in-unexpected-places-rural-chile-and-the-cider-pressing/
Deborah Toner discusses the social and cultural importance of cider making in rural Southern Chile in South America, summarising the work of Anton Daughters that appears in recent book Alcohol in Latin America: A Social and Cultural History, edited by Gretchen Pierce and...
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Leicester invites space enthusiasts to join the ‘new space’ revolution
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/leicester-invites-space-enthusiasts-to-join-the-2018new-space2019-revolution
Leicester invites space enthusiasts to join the ‘new space’ revolution Leicester invites space enthusiasts to join the ‘new space’ revolution|Tickets now available for Leicester’s first SpaceUp ‘unconference’ taking place 17-18 November.
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Food and drink
https://le.ac.uk/food-drink
Find out more about food and drink at Leicester, including our outlets, UPAY Rewards and our sustainability.
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The 100 hours of work-related learning guarantee
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/careers/100-hours
The University of Leicester is offering guaranteed work-related learning for undergraduate students, as part of their degree.
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President and ViceChancellor discusses challenging situation for research funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/president-and-vice-chancellor-discusses-challenging-situation-for-research-funding
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has highlighted the UK’s low investment in science as he spoke at the Association for Research Managers and Administrators annual conference this week.
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Alec Woodall: PhD reflections
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/graduate-profiles/alex-woodall
It was with some trepidation but also much excitement that I embarked upon my PhD journey in the School of Museum Studies four years ago (having done Art Gallery Studies in 2004-5 after being a secondary school teacher).
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Student Midwife clinches prestigious award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/trailblazer-award
“Inspiring” student midwife Selena Palmer has clinched a prestigious award for her efforts to help others during her time at the University of Leicester
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A team of UK scientists have been monitoring the devastating smoke plume in Canada and North America
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/nceo-wildfire-monitoring
A team of scientists from the National Centre for Earth Observation, based at the University of Leicester, has been monitoring the devastating plume of smoke which has travelled from Canada to parts of the North American east coast.
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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.
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Law lecturer cited in “the most important animal-rights case of the 21st century”
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/elephant-law-case
University of Leicester legal expert, Dr Joe Wills, has been cited in what The Atlantic described as “the most important animal-rights case of the 21st century”.