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History
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/supervision/history
Find your research degree supervisor in History at Leicester.
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Nixon Court building works
https://le.ac.uk/study/accommodation/faqs/nixon-court-building-works
Learn more about building works taking place throughout Nixon Court during the academic year to refresh the exterior of the buildings.
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Leicester technician wins prestigious Papin Prize
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/26-lory-francescut-papin-prize-hets
A technician from the University of Leicester has won a prestigious Papin Prize at the Higher Education Technicians Summit (HETS) conference in Birmingham today.
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Pick your poison study examines the use of plant poison on prehistoric weaponry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/pick-your-poison-study-examines-the-use-of-plant-poison-on-prehistoric-weaponry
Archaeologists have long believed that our ancestors used poisons extracted from plants such as foxgloves and hemlock to make their weapons more lethal and kill their prey more swiftly.
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Pioneering approach in family courts to support domestic abuse victims better
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/family-court-support
The UK Government has begun a pilot pioneering an approach in family courts to support victims of domestic abuse, informed by Leicester research.
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RNA studies advance holds out hope for cancer drug development
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/rna-studies-advance-holds-out-hope-for-cancer-drug-development
An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance that could pave a new route for the development of anti-cancer drugs.
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Past events
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/healthcare-inequalities/events/past-events
Lear more about rhw Leicestershire Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Doctoral Training Programme past events
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The Geography of the Criminal Corpse: Magic, therapies and bodily pieces across Europe. By Francesca
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/01/19/francesca-matteoni-the-geography-of-the-criminal-corpse-magic-therapies-and-bodily-pieces-across-europe/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on January 19, 2016 I have been involved in the first two years of the project as a postdoctoral researcher working on the medico-magical employment of the criminal corpse’s pieces: hands, fingers,...
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The coffining of the mortal remains of King Richard III
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/the-coffining-of-the-mortal-remains-of-king-richard-iii
On Sunday 15 March, 2015 the coffining of the mortal remains of King Richard III took place in preparation for reinterment at Leicester Cathedral on 26 March. The private occasion took place in the Council Room – formerly a Chapel - of the University of Leicester.
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Leicester businesses invited to join fully-funded summer internship scheme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/summer-internship
The University of Leicester is pleased to announce the launch of a new summer internship programme, designed to boost graduate employment in the regional economy. This fully-funded internship scheme is one in a series of projects to commemorate the University’s Centenary.