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British-built satellite launches to map Earth’s forests in 3D for the first time with Leicester expertise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/british-satellite-launches-map-earths-forests-leicester
A satellite developed by British academics and engineers, including expertise from the University of Leicester, is set to become the first in the world to measure accurately the condition and carbon mass of the Earth’s forests from space.
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How to end the ‘UK’s role as a safe haven for corrupt individuals, their allies and assets’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/04/08/how-to-end-the-uks-role-as-a-safe-haven-for-corrupt-individuals-their-allies-and-assets/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 8, 2016 A new publication from Transparency International which explores the rol e of the UK’s Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies and complicity in the Panama Papers affair.
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Britain’s 50 New Radicals
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/03/23/britains-50-new-radicals/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 23, 2012 The Observer and NESTA have published a list of people and organisations that they believe are changing the UK for the better. Many are community organisations or activists.
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Reflecting, Revisiting, Removing: Sophie Swithinbank discusses inhabiting Waugh’s Oxford and the imp
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2019/07/03/reflecting-revisiting-removing-sophie-swithinbank-discusses-inhabiting-waughs-oxford-and-the-important-role-the-david-bradshaw-creative-writing-residency-has-had-on-her-development-as-a-pl/
Posted by gboland in Waugh and Words on July 3, 2019 Endings can be difficult. But last night’s performance at the Abingdon Arms was a jubilant, complete and perfect ending to what has been an incredible seven weeks of deep and intense focus on my writing practice.
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Statement on University of Leicester’s strategic plan
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/university-of-leicester-strategic-plan
The University of Leicester today outlined plans for a strategic case for change.
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University of Leicester Staff Blog School of English Literary Leicester: Unveiling Joe Orton’s Enter
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/10/30/literary-leicester-unveiling-joe-ortons-entertaining-mr-sloane/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on October 30, 2014 Literary Leicester 14 November, 2014 1.
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Pro Chancellor Dr Vijay Sharma Reflects on Service, Courage and Community for International Women’s Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/vijay-sharma-international-womens-day
To mark International Women’s Day (8 March), our Pro Chancellor for Community Engagement, Dr Vijay Sharma, reflects on what giving back truly means, how women can uplift one another and why service has guided every step of her leadership journey.
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Trinity St David and People’s Collection Wales – Assembling Welsh Cider
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/04/25/peoples-collection-wales-field-officer-gruffydd-jones-has-been-out-scanning-material-on-behalf-of-dr-emma-jayne-abbots-and-elaine-forde-as-part-of-the-collaboration-work-towards-the-consuming-authen/
Posted by Deborah Toner in Consuming Authenticities on April 25, 2015 People’s Collection Wales field officer Gruffydd Jones has been out scanning material at http://www.museumwales.ac.
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SVOM Integration of Leicester’s MXT Optics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/30/svom-integration-of-leicesters-mxt-optics/
SVOM Integration of Leicester's MXT Optics
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University of Leicester research into Joe Orton’s relationship with Kenneth Halliwell to feature in LGBTQ+ mental health exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/poetic-licence
A play about the Leicester-born playwright, Joe Orton, informed by research from the University of Leicester, will feature in The Netherlands’ first exhibition about LGBTQ+ mental health.