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Seeds from Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor tree take root in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/seeds-hiroshima-atomic-bomb-survivor-tree-take-root-leicester
Seeds from trees which survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima have taken root in Leicester in time for the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
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Stop the clocks: Brisk walking may slow biological ageing process, study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/walking-speed-ageing
A new study of genetic data published today (Wednesday) of more than 400,000 UK adults has revealed a clear link between walking pace and a genetic marker of biological age.
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European Encyclopaedia on National Education Systems
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/08/21/european-encyclopaedia-on-national-education-systems/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 21, 2013 EURYPEDIA Useful new tool which has encyclopaedia style entries on the education systems of over 30 nations in Europe.
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Nelson Mandela Digital Archive Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/03/30/nelson-mandela-digital-archive-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2012 http://archives.nelsonmandela.org/#!home New resource created by Google in association with the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory to commemorate the life and political career of the man.
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https://le.ac.uk/vgec/about-us
Jeanette - Student The cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis - easy-to-understand research material, explained better than most books and sites. Excellent stuff! Biology teacher One in a million.
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Leicesters Engineering Building features on British Library website
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicesters-engineering-building-features-on-british-library-website
Niamh Dillon from the British Library has recently written a short article on James Gowan and the engineering building for the British Library Website. This article features a unique recording of one of the building's architect's- James Gowan.
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Students Union to bust stress with petting zoo laser tag and crazy golf on campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students2019-union-to-bust-stress-with-petting-zoo-laser-tag-and-crazy-golf
Laser tag, crazy golf and adorable animals are just three ways the Students’ Union is helping students tackle exam stress this summer as part of our University’s commitment to offering support for those dealing with the challenges of stress and mental health.
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University of Leicester awarded University of Sanctuary Recognition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/13-university-of-sanctuary
The University of Leicester has been recognised as a University of Sanctuary; one of only eight in the country and the only one in the region.
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Ecuadorian thoughts on religion, power and the subaltern classes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/07/10/ecuadorian-thoughts-on-religion-power-and-the-subaltern-classes/
Posted by Christian De Vito in Carceral Archipelago on July 10, 2016 The Iglesia de la Merced , in Quito, was built in 1737 on the remains of the original church that dated from 1538 – four years after the foundation of the city.
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Notes for contributors
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/about/journals/museum-society/notes-contributors
See submission guidelines for Museum and Society, the independent peer-reviewed journal from Museum Studies at the University of Leicester.