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Hidden histories revealed at Bradgate Park
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/hidden-histories-revealed-at-bradgate-park
In just the first two weeks of a five-year archaeological project at Bradgate Park, a team of students and staff from the University have unearthed thousands of years of history.
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Community projects
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/royal/visits/duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge/projects
As part of their visit to the University of Leicester, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were shown three community projects, all reflecting the close ties between the University and Leicester City FC.
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World Space Week at the National Space Centre
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/10/04/world-space-week-at-the-national-space-centre-2/
Celebrate World Space Week with a very special mission to the National Space Centre (sleepover optional!) Space Lates is an evening created for people who want to know more – those who have an interest in astronomy, space missions, and the exciting research happening here in...
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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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Academic and adventurer describes climbing and cataloguing remote regions of the South American Andes mountains
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/academic-and-adventurer-describes-climbing-and-cataloguing-remote-regions-of-the-south-american-andes-mountains
Dr Suzie Imber from the Department of Physics and Astronomy is giving a talk about a unique adventure which saw her scale and catalogue a remote corner of the Andes mountains.
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Research finds Earths technosphere now weighs 30 trillion tons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/research-finds-earths-2018technosphere2019-now-weighs-30-trillion-tons
An international team led by our geologists has made the first estimate of the sheer size of the physical structure of the planet’s technosphere – suggesting that its mass approximates to an enormous 30 trillion tons.
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Activities and events
https://le.ac.uk/colonial-countryside/activities-events
Learn what we have done so far within the Colonial Countryside project and what we plan on doing in the future. Get more information on the events we have held and if there are any coming up.
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Studying as a mature student: David's story
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/undergraduate/mature-student-stories
"I can still remember filling in my personal statement and pausing only briefly to reflect on why I wanted to read archaeology at Leicester. "It was a long-standing itch that needed scratching" was how I answered that one.
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University of Leicester joins NHS-funded project to establish Schwartz Rounds for health and social care students and staff
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/schwartz-rounds
The University of Leicester is amongst Midlands universities the NHS is helping to establish Schwartz Rounds for their health and social care students and staff.
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Transforming space exploration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/transforming-space-exploration
Our University is spearheading the development of new power generation technologies for space exploration as part of a European Space Agency funded programme.