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Celebrating 50 years of Media and Communication at the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/media/about/50-years
Media and Communication at the University of Leicester celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2016. As part of our 50th anniversary, we showcased a few student-produced videos about our past, present and future.
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Charles Phythian-Adams
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/charles-phythian-adams
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Emeritus Professor Charles Phythian-Adams, former Head of the Department of English Local History (now the Centre for Regional and Local History), who passed away on 13 May 2025.
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Past events
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/precision-health/opportunities/past-events
Find out more about the events held in the Institute for Precision Health at Leicester.
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Toxic Apocalypse hits University campus in independent film
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/toxic-apocalypse-hits-university-campus-in-independent-film
A feature film partially shot on the University of Leicester campus has been released through Amazon’s Video on Demand service.
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Leicester Symphony Orchestra
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/events/lso
A concert on 23 October 2021 by the Leicester Symphony Orchestra, supported by the University, was a triple celebration. The event marked both the centenaries of both the University, which accepted its first students in 1921, and the LSO, which was founded one year later.
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World War II
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/leicestershire-villages/world-war-two
Hear interviews with residents of Leicestershire villages during World War II, such as Gertrude Moore who recalls the factory she worked in making munitions for the war effort.
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Easter eggs hot cross buns and the microorganisms that help create them
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/easter-eggs-hot-cross-buns-and-the-microorganisms-that-help-create-them
With supermarket shelves filled with chocolate at this time of year, little thought goes into how the humble cocoa bean eventually becomes the popular Easter egg.
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Postgraduate study on campus
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/postgraduate
The University offers postgraduate programmes in Museum Studies both on campus and by distance learning. Find out more about our Masters courses.
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Student nurses shortlisted for prestigious awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/student-nursing-times-awards-leicester
A group of student nurses has been shortlisted for some prestigious awards thanks to their dedication and commitment
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Celebrating 100 years
https://le.ac.uk/centenary
11 November 2018 marks 100 years since the end of the First World War, as well as the beginning our university as a living memorial to honour those sacrificed during the Great War.