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Leicester Medical School celebrates its first half-century
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/medical-school-anniversary-50-years-leicester
A medical school which has produced more than 7,000 doctors celebrated its 50th anniversary with a landmark celebration event in Leicester.
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Reimagining the Restoration: Samuel Pepys's diary and popular history
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/projects/pepys-project
About the project Samuel Pepys’s lively diary of the 1660s describes major events such as the plague and the Great Fire of London, alongside his hectic private life.
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Joe Ortons celebrated play Loot to be explored 50 years after premiere
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/joe-orton2019s-celebrated-play-loot-to-be-explored-50-years-after-premiere
A two-day celebration of Joe Orton's Loot organised by a University of Leicester academic marks 50 years since the London premiere of his ‘comedy of horrors’.
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Students star on historic day for Leicester Tigers Women
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/leicester-tigers-women
Rugby players from the University of Leicester featured in an historic fixture for Leicester Tigers last week.
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Botanical Illustrations are not only pretty – they remain relevant today
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/05/12/botanical-illustrations-are-not-only-pretty-they-remain-relevant-today/
As the University has announced an exciting programme of Summer events at the Botanic Gardens in Oadby, we explore the art of botanical illustration through our Special Collections.
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The Presidency of Franklin D Roosevelt
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3737-hs3738
Module code: HS3737/3738 Module Outline The Franklin D. Roosevelt era (1933-45) included arguably the most significant years of twentieth century American history, both domestically and internationally.
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Leicester receives two nominations for 2018 Current Archaeology Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/leicester-receives-two-nominations-for-2018-current-archaeology-awards
Two projects led by archaeologists from our University have been nominated in the Current Archaeology Awards for 2018.
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Sand clouds, water vapour and sulphur dioxide detected on nearby exoplanet using world-leading space telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/jwst-sand-clouds
New study that has discovered ‘sand clouds’ on a planet orbiting a nearby star using James Webb Space Telescope involves University of Leicester space scientist, using the MIRI instrument that University engineers and scientists helped design and develop.
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Attenborough Arts Centre secures diverse leadership funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/attenborough-arts-centre-secures-diverse-leadership-funding
Arts Council England is investing £100,000 to support the Attenborough Arts Centre to host a training placement for artist and producer Gurdeep Sian with a bursary.
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Space data tracks record-breaking UK heatwave
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/nceo-hottest-day
Earth Observation (EO) experts based at the University of Leicester have laid bare the UK’s record-breaking heatwave with data captured from space.