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Students Union name Guide Dogs UK puppy Lester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students2019-union-name-guide-dog-puppy-2018lester2019
Following exceptional fundraising efforts in the past few years, the University of Leicester Students’ Union has had the honour of naming a beautiful eight-week-old white Labrador Guide Dogs UK pup.
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Hidden histories revealed at Bradgate Park
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/hidden-histories-revealed-at-bradgate-park
In just the first two weeks of a five-year archaeological project at Bradgate Park, a team of students and staff from the University have unearthed thousands of years of history.
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Community projects
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/royal/visits/duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge/projects
As part of their visit to the University of Leicester, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were shown three community projects, all reflecting the close ties between the University and Leicester City FC.
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Forthcoming events
https://le.ac.uk/education/study/pgce/events
If you're interested in training to teach, we recommend attending an event run by the University of Leicester or one of our partners. These are an opportunity to chat to those running the PGCE course and find out more about what the course involves.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/people
Meet the team who work in the department of Respiratory Sciences (formerly Infection, Immunity and Inflammation). Find out ways to get in touch and where staff are based.
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Conducting a systematic literature review: reflections and resources – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/loproject/2014/04/10/systreview/
The Learning Outcomes Project at the University of Leicester. Conducting a systematic literature review: reflections and resources.
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Leicesters contribution to forensic history featured by BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester2019s-contribution-to-forensic-history-featured-by-bbc
BBC4’s new three-part documentary series exploring the history and development of forensic science includes contributions from academics at the University of Leicester, including Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys discussing his invention of DNA fingerprinting.
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How fandom can be viewed as a form or substitute for religion
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/how-fandom-can-be-viewed-as-a-form-or-substitute-for-religion
The extent to which mass following of popular culture – popular music stars, TV shows or football fandom – can act as a form of faith for followers is to be explored at an international conference hosted at Leicester between 28-30 July.
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Richard III interest in India
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/richard-iii-2013-interest-in-india
News of the discovery and research into Richard III has been of global interest – but the University of Leicester news team were a little surprised to find a photo of a boy in India sporting a Richard III T-shirt.
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Leicester ranks in top 10 UK universities for cheapest living costs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-ranks-in-top-10-uk-universities-for-cheapest-living-costs
Our University has been ranked in the top 10 UK universities for cheapest living costs by credit card company Marbles.com. The ranking calculates the 50 most affordable universities to study at in the UK by compiling a number of independent lists.