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Events
https://le.ac.uk/history/events
Find out about the upcoming events in the School of History.
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College House
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/college-house
College House was built in 1872, and is perhaps most famous for being the childhood home of Sir David and Richard Attenborough. Find out more about its history.
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Library Special Collections: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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The Criminal Corpse and the Competing Claims of Justice and Anatomy. By Richard Ward
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2015/12/21/richard-ward-the-criminal-corpse-and-the-competing-claims-of-justice-and-anatomy/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on December 21, 2015 The later eighteenth century represents a particular moment when the competing claims of anatomy and criminal justice fought for supremacy over the criminal corpse.
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The Story of Pulque Part 3: Ritual and Power in Aztec Mexico – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/07/03/the-story-of-pulque-part-3-ritual-and-power-in-aztec-mexico/
Project Principal Investigator Deborah Toner describes the importance of pulque in cultural, religious and political terms during the Aztec period in Mexico. Third part of the story of pulque
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College Court to increase capacity due to high demand
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/college-court-to-increase-capacity-due-to-high-demand
It’s been a busy 18 months for College Court and now the Conference Centre and Hotel has announced that it is expanding its facilities.
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Botanic Garden Plant Sale and Family Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/botanic-garden-plant-sale-and-family-day
The University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden Plant Sale & Family Day is taking place on Sunday 3 July between 10:00am - 5:00pm on Glebe Road, Oadby, LE2 2LD. It is the University’s biggest annual public open day, and an important fixture in the community's calendar.
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Katy Roscoe
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/author/kar29/
Katy was awarded her PhD in History at the University of Leicester. Her doctoral research explored the use of islands off the coast of Australia for the incarceration of Indigenous and European convicts.
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Hope for first drug treatment for life-threatening aneurysms
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/aneurysms-drug-treatment
Research suggests cholesterol-lowering drugs could be repurposed as treatment in breakthrough for patients
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The Cinema of Luis Buñuel
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sp3145
Module code: SP3145 In this module we will study films from all periods of the work of this leading director of Spanish and World Cinema. The key aspects of Buñuel’s work will be considered, including surrealism, psychoanalysis ethics and humour.