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Nobel peace prize nominee held captive by IS gives public lecture - photo gallery added
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/nobel-peace-prize-nominee-held-captive-by-is-to-give-public-lecture
Nobel Peace Prize nominee and UN Goodwill Ambassador Nadia Murad, a Yazidi woman who was held captive by Islamic State members and whose six brothers were murdered by them, spoke out at the University of Leicester on The Struggle of Yazidis Against IS.
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UK’s poorest students set to benefit most from university redesign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/poorest-students
Young people from the poorest parts of the UK are primed to benefit most as universities scramble to offer safe education as they emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Neon sign identified by JWST in protoplanetary disc gives clue to planet formation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/protoplanetary-disc-gas
University of Leicester astronomer involved in first images of the dispersing gas that is key to the early formation of planets
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Author’s insight into library of ancient wisdom to be explored at Literary Leicester festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/selena-wisnom-literary-leicester-book-talk
An expert in Middle Eastern heritage will be giving a free talk about a once-lost library of ancient wisdom, as part of the Literary Leicester festival.
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Fiendish Friday Quiz #5
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/05/12/fiendish-friday-quiz-5/
A fifth Evelyn Waugh quiz, taken From the Evelyn Waugh Newsletter Vol. 24 No. 1
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New BHF-funded research could predict the growth of life-threatening aneurysms before it is too late
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/07-aneurysms
Illustration of abdominal arteries with two different types of aneurysm Illustration of abdominal arteries with two different types of aneurysm 425|Research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Leicester could reduce the risk of death from a...
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University of Leicester and Alsama Project to establish a world-first certification to support displaced youth in accessing higher education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-alsama-project-world-first-certification-displaced-youth
New certification will enable displaced youth to apply to higher education institutions worldwide and seek employment, supporting students in overcoming disrupted and/or informal learning due to conflict or disaster
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GP’s devotion to the health of homeless people is recognised with University of Leicester award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/gp-devotion-health-homeless-people-recognised-university-leicester-award
A Leicester GP who has devoted much of his professional life to improving the health of homeless people has been honoured by his hometown university.
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Close your eyes and pull like a dog.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2016/08/18/close-your-eyes-and-pull-like-a-dog/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on August 18, 2016 As I write this Olympics 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, are in their final days. Once again the four-yearly sports fest has produced a blend of the good, the bad and the ugly.
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Close your eyes and pull like a dog.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2016/09/22/close-your-eyes-and-pull-like-a-dog-2/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on September 22, 2016 Now that the Olympics and Paralympics are all done, it appears that once again the four-yearly sports fest has produced a blend of the good, the bad and the ugly.