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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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Sydney Holloway
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/sydney-holloway
We have recently learned with great sadness of the death of Sydney Holloway, who was a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leicester from the early 1960s to the early 2000s.
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Richard Float
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/richard-float
We have learned, with great sadness, of the death of Richard Float, who worked in the Estates Division for more than thirty years, as Assistant Bursar and then Bursar. Richard passed away on 7 October 2024, aged 91.
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Leicester space scientists celebrate milestone moment for James Webb Space Telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/miri-cooldown
Dr Henrik Melin is the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) James Webb Fellow at the University of Leicester.
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On the day
https://le.ac.uk/graduation/on-the-day
Find out how graduation day at the University of Leicester works.
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School of Business shaping initiatives to boost local enterprise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/school-of-business-to-help-shape-local-initiatives
Businesses across the East Midlands are being asked to identify and rank their greatest concerns for the coming 12 months. The question is being posed in the first East Midlands Chamber Quarterly Economic Survey of 2018, in partnership with the School of Business.
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Local children enjoy Making Money in new project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/local-children-enjoy-2018making-money2019
Hundreds of local children have been drawing their own £100 notes, and thousands of these brilliant designs will be on display in the Knoll House on 5 and 6 March, coinciding with the second of the Botanic Garden’s Crocus Sundays.
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New gallery extension recognised by local building awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/new-gallery-extension-recognised-by-local-building-awards
The New Galleries Wing at Attenborough Arts Centre, the University of Leicester’s arts centre, has been announced as the winner of the 2015 Leicester Civic Society New Build Award.
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Local children enjoy making money in University project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/local-children-enjoy-2018making-money2019-in-university-project
A million pounds made by children has been touring schools since last November and will be in the City centre at the Guildhall from Thursday 30 June to Sunday 3 July.
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University is headline sponsor of local business awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/university-is-headline-sponsor-of-local-business-awards
The University is once again headline sponsor of the Leicester Mercury Business Executive of the Year Awards, the recipient of which will be announced on Thursday 5 November at a gala dinner at the King Power stadium.