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New research to help truck drivers get their health back on the road in the Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/new-research-to-help-truck-drivers-get-their-health-back-on-the-road-in-the-midlands
A new NIHR-funded study led by Loughborough University in partnership with researchers from our University and the University of York is helping truck drivers in the Midlands get healthy by encouraging higher levels of physical activity and a healthier diet that fits in with...
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Anton_Chekhov_with_bow-tie_sepia_image
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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Map of French Guiana
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/02/11/empires-exile-the-story-of-ly-lieu/map-of-french-guiana/
Map of French Guiana from the archives in Aix en Provence. The area encircled in green was where Lý Liễu and his fellow prisoners would have worked in their wood-cutting unit.
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School children on Sakhalin
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/06/07/the-library-in-the-penal-colony-chekhovs-unsung-gift-to-sakhalin/school-children-on-sakhalin/
school children on Sakhalin
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Ministere de Colonies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/02/11/empires-exile-the-story-of-ly-lieu/ministere-de-colonies/
This is the file of Đinh Hữu Thật from the French colonial archives - the only extant penal dossier on a member of the Society to Encourage Learning.
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Free online course to offer insights into Leicester City Football Clubs historic Premier League win
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/free-online-course-to-offer-insights-into-leicester-city-football-club2019s-historic-premier-league-win
In 2016, football fans from all over the world celebrated as Leicester City Football Club completed one of the most remarkable stories in the history of English football.
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Honorary graduates January 2018 Andrew Bailey
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/honorary-graduates-january-2018-andrew-bailey
Andrew Bailey, the Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority and a former Executive Director of the Bank of England, received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from our University at our graduation ceremonies on Friday 26 January.
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Pauper letters and petitions for poor relief in Germany and Great Britain
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/pauper-letters-and-petitions-for-poor-relief-in-germany-and-great-britain
AHRC Project Grant (£241,808) May 2011 - April 2014 Professor Steven King For over two decades historical research has shown a new and intensified interest in life testimonies (ego-documents) of the lower classes, i.e.
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University of Leicester history expert to judge non-fiction book prize
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/clare-anderson
A Professor of History from the University of Leicester has been appointed to the judging panel of this year's PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize.
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Leicester makes top 20 for UK global health research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/leicester-makes-top-20-for-uk-global-health-research
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) and Medsin-UK has launched the first UK University Global Health Research League Table in the Houses of Parliament - and the University of Leicester is included in the top 20 UK institutions.