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AboutUs
https://le.ac.uk/top-links-about-us
Leicester probably started as a Celtic settlement. It was the capital of the local Celtic tribe, the Coriletavi. The Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD and they captured Leicestershire by 47 AD. The Romans built a fort at Leicester in 48 AD.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/cces/people
Information on the members in The Consumer and Essential Services Unit (CESU) and what they specialise in.
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Space Park Leicester and NCEO welcome the community to COP28 celebration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/space-park-community-day
A Community Opening Evening will take place at Space Park Leicester, featuring an array of stands, displays, and activities presented by the University and its partners on 6 December
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Student scores opportunity to represent her sport internationally
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/student-scores-opportunity-to-represent-her-sport-internationally
One Leicester student has recently been informed that she was successful in securing a place on the England U21 Nets Netball player long list for the 2019 World Cup. Nets is a variation of netball that is fast, non-stop and very tactical.
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Everyone Welcome, 2019-2021
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/everyone-welcome-201921
Led by public libraries, Books Connect 2 demonstrates how books and reading can inspire innovative ways for libraries, museums and archives to work in partnership with the arts to develop new audiences and new venues for reading inspired creativity.
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Counting the cost of Britains most damaging conflict
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/counting-the-cost-of-britain2019s-most-damaging-conflict
A new Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded project is supporting a team of academics from Leicester, Nottingham, Cardiff and Southampton universities who are revealing the human cost of the British Civil Wars.
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What is a professional doctorate?
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/what-they-are/prof-doctorate
Professional doctorates are equivalent to a PhD but have a focus on a specific professional context, such as social science, medicine or psychology.
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Consuming Authenticities
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/consuming-authenticities
Arts and Humanities Research Council (£54,753) November 2014 – November 2015 Cultural products often depend on ideas about authenticity for commercial success, drawing emotional responses from consumers and evoking a sense of local, ethnic or even national identity.
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Plaque to mark Barwell Christmas Eve meteorite unveiled
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/green-plaque-to-mark-barwell-meteorite-which-landed-in-1965-unveiled
A green plaque marking the surprise arrival of a large meteorite in the village of Barwell on Christmas Eve in 1965 has been unveiled at the junction of Chapel Street and Dawson's Lane - close to the site of the meteorite fall.
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Politics and Sociology BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/politics-and-sociology-ba/2025
Leicester’s Politics and Sociology degree explore the links between politics and social issues and offers the flexibility to shape your course around your interests.