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Sycamore Gap sapling planted in University of Leicester Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/nick-bailey-sycamore-gap-botanic-garden
The University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden is now home to one of the iconic Sycamore Gap saplings from the National Trust
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corinnefowler
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/author/csf11/
I am a Senior Lecturer in Postcolonial Literature in the School of English and Director of the Centre for New Writing. I direct the Grassroutes: Contemporary Leicestershire Writing project and am Co-Investigator on an AHRC-funded project called Affective Digital Histories.
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Global Terrorism database updated
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/global-terrorism-database-updated/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 The total number of terrorist attacks and total deaths due to terrorist attacks worldwide decreased by 12% in 2015, according to the latest annual update of the Global Terrorism...
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Professor of Medical Education saves man’s life when he collapses at chess match.
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/cardiac-arrest
When Richard Hanscombe collapsed in the middle of a chess match following a cardiac arrest, he was lucky enough to have a trained GP from the University of Leicester by his side.
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Spaceport voyage inspires University of Leicester’s ‘galactic scholars’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/virgin-galactic-scholarships
University of Leicester physics students travel to Spaceport America, the home of Virgin Galactic in New Mexico supported by a Galactic Unite Scholarship, where they met Virgin Galactic staff and gained insights into the world of commercial spaceflight.
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Never mind the mohawks: here’s how punk made what we watch and read
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/punk-film-literature
University of Leicester’s Dr Emma Parker hosts talks as part of the Punk Festival Weekender from 18-20 August.
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Professional cyclist to join Ride Leicester Festival biking event to raise diabetes awareness
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/professional-cyclist-to-join-ride-leicester-festival-biking-event-to-raise-diabetes-awareness
A professional cyclist from an all-diabetes riding team is set to join Ride Leicester’s Castle Classic & Let’s Ride Leicester event.
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Research communications gains national award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/research-communications-gains-national-award
The University has won its fourth award for communicating animal research- including the second consecutive Openness Award from Understanding Animal Research.
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The key to Leicester’s economic future: First phase of Space Park Leicester is completed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/space-park-keys-handover
Grant Bourhill, Chief Executive of Space Park Leicester, said: “The global space sector is expanding significantly, with some forecasts predicting a $1 trillion industry by 2040.
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Leicester innovation front and centre at regional awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/innovation-awards
The best innovators, inventors and developers from across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland were celebrated at the 2021 LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards on Tuesday evening, jointly sponsored by the University of Leicester, De Montfort University and Morningside...