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What is oral history?
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/oral-history/what-is
History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. Find out how Oral History is defined and how it is useful for capturing stories, as a source of evidence and for investigating what people did and thought.
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https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/06/07/the-library-in-the-penal-colony-chekhovs-unsung-gift-to-sakhalin/anton_chekhov_with_bow-tie_sepia_image/
Anton Chekhov
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About us
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/about-us
The Centre for Urban History (CUH) at The University of Leicester has an international reputation in study of towns and cities, producing research that has a global reach.
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Lift-off for Sentinel-3B climate satellite for real time data
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/lift-off-for-sentinel-3b-climate-satellite-for-real-time-data
Scientists at the National Centre of Earth Observation (NCEO) today welcomed the successful launch of the newest satellite in Europe’s Copernicus programme, Sentinel-3B.
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Zanzibar’s Prison Island: The Prison That Never Was, by Sarah Longair
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/10/23/zanzibars-prison-island-the-prison-that-never-was-by-sarah-longair/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in Carceral Archipelago on October 23, 2014 My initial research on peculiar history of Zanzibar’s so-called Prison Island as part of the Carceral Archipelago project began last year delving into the records in the National Archives and the...
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Leading Through Excellence: Lessons from Teach First
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2018/08/09/leading-through-excellence-lessons-from-teach-first/
Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on August 9, 2018 As an American twenty-something making a killing working in London, Brett Wigdortz might not be who we would expect to radically reinvigorate state education in England.
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New portable DNA toolkit targets global illegal wildlife trade
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/illegal-wildlife-trade-toolkit-dna-test-leicester
Scientists at the University of Leicester have developed a portable, rapid DNA test to identify illegal wildlife products on the spot.
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UK researchers join UN led collaboration to measure methane emissions from Nord Stream Pipeline Leak – largest ever leak of methane recorded
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/nord-stream-methane-1-770
University of Leicester scientists at the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) have contributed to a study of methane emissions from the Nord Stream subsea pipeline leaks
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 7 13 January
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-7-13-january
In an article for University Business, Professor Paul Boyle, President and Vice-Chancellor, reflects on his first year in post and ambitious plans for the future.
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Future health technology needs to take into account children and young people’s preferences, say researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/health-technologies
Health technology should be easy to use, have the ability to be personalised, allow the user to choose how their information is shared and where possible, have in-built games and incentives according to children and young people