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Romance to Ritual: Literary Transformations Of The Holy Grail
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en7247
Module code: EN7247 Perhaps no aspect of the Arthurian legend has been so doggedly investigated as the origin and development of the Holy Grail. This is due in part to a certain uneasiness with the shifting nature of the symbol itself.
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Space sector needs ‘greater imagination’ to tackle skills challenge, expert warns
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/space-sector-house-of-lords
Professor Martin Barstow from Space Park Leicester and the University of Leicester contributes to a new House of Lords report
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Leicester nominated for two Learning on Screen Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-nominated-for-two-learning-on-screen-awards
The University has been nominated for two awards at the 12th annual Learning On Screen Awards for its HeForShe video which pledges its commitment to the U.N.
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Awards for our University from the Royal Astronomical Society
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/awards-for-our-university-from-the-royal-astronomical-society
A leading academic from our University is to receive a prize this week from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). Professor Mark Lester, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is Chair of the SuperDARN executive council and currently leads the project.
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Scientists discover one of the most luminous new stars ever
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/scientists-discover-one-of-the-most-luminous-2018new-stars2019-ever
Astronomers have today announced that they have discovered possibly the most luminous ‘new star’ ever – a nova discovered in the direction of one of our closest neighboring galaxies: The Small Magellanic Cloud.
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University will be singing the Blues at victory parade
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-shows-support-for-leicester-on-victory-parade
When the final whistle blows at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, it will mark the end of a momentous journey for Leicester City Football Club - the team that ended last season on the cusp of relegation and will finish this season's final match as Premier League champions.
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What did you learn at the museum today? Second study
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/what-did-you-learn-2
This research project explored the impact of Renaissance funding on museum education, looking specifically at impact on pupils’ learning.
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Officially the best University security team in Europe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/officially-the-best-university-security-team-in-europe
AUCSO is the leading organisation in the UK & Europe for security professionals in Higher and Further Education.
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Film highlights experiences of children in the Calais Jungle
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-hosts-film-highlighting-plight-of-children-in-the-calais-jungle
Calais Children: a Case to Answer, a film which highlights the plight of almost 2,000 lone children who were in the Calais ‘Jungle’ when it was burnt down at the end of 2016, will be screened in the Attenborough Film Theatre at the University of Leicester on Monday 21 May...
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How the science of placebos and nocebos can revolutionise healthcare
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/howick-book
In his latest book, the University of Leicester’s Professor Jeremy Howick brings together more than twenty years of research to explain how placebo science is now ready to transform healthcare and improve lives.