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Dont try this at home How to make fireworks 17thcentury style
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/dont-try-this-at-home-how-to-make-fireworks-17th-century-style
With Guy Fawkes night (5 November) and Diwali (11 November) on the horizon, the skies of Leicester will be lit up over the next few weeks by firework displays - and a rare book held within the University's Library sheds light on how 17th century fireworks were made.
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Michael Attenborough CBE
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/attenboroughs/michael
Michael Attenborough is the Patron of our Attenborough Arts Centre and received an Honorary Distinguished Fellowship from the University in 2006.
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Summer School
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/distance-learning/summer-school
Students on flexible learning programmes in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester can take part in a 5-day Summer School in Leicester each year.
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COP26: Leicester University Chorus perform in aid of Music Declares Emergency movement
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/cop26-chorus
A student group choir at the University of Leicester have joined forces with musicians and organisations around the world to highlight the damage of climate change.
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ExoMars returns first images of new orbit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/exomars-returns-first-images-of-new-orbit
The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has returned the first images of the Red Planet from its new orbit. The orbiter’s Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, CaSSIS, took the stunning image, which features part of an impact crater, during the instrument’s test period.
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Glynis Wright MBE
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/working-with-business/entrepreneurs-in-residence/glynnis-wright
Dr Glynis Wright MBE is an alumna of the University of Leicester and a well-known businesswoman and lawyer who made a career U-turn at the age of 40 to train for the legal profession.
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Get to know your brain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/get-to-know-your-brain
Have you ever wondered how the brain actually works- what makes us move, feel, think, and listen? On Wednesday 14 March, in the midst of global Brain Awareness Week (BAW), a day of events will provide the public with an opportunity to learn all about how the brain functions.
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Students bring languages to life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/students-bring-languages-to-life
A large group Modern Languages students from our University recently shared their knowledge and enthusiasm for languages in two Leicester Primary Schools.
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News archive 2018
https://le.ac.uk/law/news/law-news/news-archive-2018
Read news stories from Leicester Law School in 2018.
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Leicester leading as a startup capital research shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/leicester-leading-as-a-start-up-capital-research-shows
Leicester is the third best city to start a business according to recent research by the Association of Accounting Technicians.