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Goodbye winter, hello Indian spring – jaw-dropping crocus display celebrates Leicester’s diverse heritage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/indian-spring-crocus-display-celebrates-leicesters-diverse-heritage
A mesmerising crocus display masterminded by a BBC Gardeners’ World presenter has bloomed in Leicester to celebrate the city’s rich cultural heritage.
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Leicestershire’s small and medium-sized enterprises offered fully funded support to thrive in the green economy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/greener-future
A fully-funded advisory service offered by the University of Leicester is launching to help Leicestershire’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) thrive.
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Chief Scientific Adviser pays tribute to University of Leicester’s world-leading research, impact, and COVID-19 response during visit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/sir-patrick-vallance
Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, recently visited the University of Leicester to find out more about its research expertise and to deliver a lecture on the importance of scientific advice in national policymaking.
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£6,000 award empowers Leicester’s Black and Mixed Heritage students to embRACE study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/embrace
A new award that aims to empower Black and Mixed Heritage students to flourish at the University of Leicester has been established by one of its alumni, inspired by superstar British rapper Stormzy.
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NASA and ESA view Space Park Leicester’s ultra-clean mini-lab for space samples first-hand
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/nasa-esa-space-park-leicester-ultra-clean-mini-lab
Delegation from NASA and the European Space Agency visited Space Park Leicester to see its Double Walled Isolator, an ultra-clean miniature laboratory designed by University of Leicester scientists intended to safely store and analyse materials from space
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The Prado Museum’s new Digital Library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/11/22/the-prado-museums-new-digital-library/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 22, 2024 …provides free access to a searchable catalogue of full text books and journals covering art history published from the late 15th to the early 20th century.
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Explore the silent night this festive season: space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock to give Royal Institution’s Christmas Lectures on the BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/space-scientist-maggie-aderin-pocock-royal-institution-christmas-lectures
University of Leicester’s Chancellor hosts the 2025 Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution, broadcast on BBC Four and iPlayer on 28th, 29th and 30th December at 7pm
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Attenborough Arts Centre’s SENsory Atelier wins ‘Learning Programme of the Year’ at national Museums + Heritage Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/attenborough-arts-centre-museum-heritage-awards
Attenborough Arts Centre’s flagship SENsory Atelier programme has been named Learning Programme of the Year at the prestigious Museums + Heritage Awards 2025.
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Art of the March : New Digital archive of the Boston’s Women March
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/02/art-of-the-march-new-digital-archive-of-the-bostons-women-march/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 2, 2018 Art of the March is an online archive and interactive presentation of protest signs and posters collected from the activists in the aftermath of the historic Boston Women’s...
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UNSCR 1325 at 20: report from the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/11/09/unscr-1325-at-20-report-from-the-womens-international-league-for-peace-and-freedom/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 9, 2020 This WILPF report, Perspectives from Feminist Peace Activists and Civil Society , is based on a series of global interviews, consultations, and meetings with feminist peace activists...