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Stephen Hawking tributes to one of the greatest minds in science
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/stephen-hawking-tributes-to-one-of-the-greatest-minds-in-science
The University has paid tribute to one of the greatest minds in science and honorary graduate Professor Stephen Hawking on the news of his death. The University of Cambridge announced the sad news on 14 March.
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Unsung Leicester craft visionary's legacy showcased by student exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/harry-peach-museum-studies-exhibition
The family of Leicester craft and furniture pioneer, Harry Hardy Peach (1874-1936), attended an exhibition curated by University of Leicester students showcasing his vast collection of craft objects. Harry Hardy Peach founded Dryad Handicrafts in 1907.
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Collaborations
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/structural-chemical-biology/collaborations
Find out more about the collaborations between the Institute for Structural Chemical Biology, its members and national and international researchers.
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Living wage level raised
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/06/living-wage-level-raised/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 6, 2015 The level of the living wage was raised by 40p an hour this week to £8.25.
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The cotton bobbin: symbolic of a lost heritage?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/cotton-bobbin
Read the article "The cotton bobbin: symbolic of a lost heritage?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Korean Women and the ‘Cat’s Labour Union’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/03/24/531/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on March 24, 2017 In this week’s blog, ULSB PhD student Chanhyo Jeong ( cj156@le.ac.
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Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/140/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Past events
https://le.ac.uk/joe-orton/about/past-events
A myriad of events and celebrations took place around the Joe Orton: 50 Years On project. Learn more about the events.
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University historian drives successful campaign for Leicestershire flag
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/leicestershire-flag
Professor Shipley formed the idea of establishing a flag for Leicestershire in 2014, when he noticed that around half of England’s 39 historic counties had adopted flags in the previous decade or so, and that soon Leicestershire would be one of the few without one.
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New telescope to be the ‘GOTO’ for gravitational wave events
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/goto
GOTO is designed to fill this observational gap by searching for optical signals in the electromagnetic spectrum that might indicate the source of the gravitational waves – quickly locating the source and using that information to direct a fleet of telescopes, satellites and...