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Obituary
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/queen-elizabeth-ii/obituary
It is with great sadness we reflect on Her Majesty The Queen’s connection to the University
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A Dream Project at the Lapworth Museum of Geology
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/work-placement/a-dream-project-at-the-lapworth-museum-of-geology
LAPWORTH MUSEUM Amalia Robertson Museum Studies
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Women & Global Diplomacy: From Peace Movements to the UN
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/07/03/women-global-diplomacy-from-peace-movements-to-the-un/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 3, 2018 A new webguide from UN Archives Geneva combines primary and secondary sources from both the archives and library of the United Nations at Geneva.
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Leicestershire man says type 2 diabetes study was the best thing he ever did
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/leicestershire-man-says-type-2-diabetes-study-was-201cthe-best-thing-he-ever-did201d
A man with type 2 diabetes is imploring the people of Leicester to take part in a health study which gave him a completely “new lease of life”.
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First glimpse of Mercury for BepiColombo
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/bepicolombo-mercury
The mission comprises two science orbiters which will be delivered into complementary orbits around the planet by the Mercury Transfer Module in 2025.
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May Day: early 19th century traditions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/04/29/may-day-early-19th-century-traditions/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on April 29, 2016 Laying May branches Whilst many associate traditional celebrations of May Day with maypoles and Morris dancers, one early nineteenth century custom featured ‘Mayers’ (those included in May Day...
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Suzie Imber Wins the Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award and Lecture
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/08/24/suzie-imber-wins-the-royal-society-rosalind-franklin-award-and-lecture/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 24 August 2021 Enormous congratulations to Dr. Suzie Imber this prestigious award in the 2021/22 Royal Society prize list.
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What is a wound infection
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/about/heart-surgery/national-cardiac-surgery-clinical-trials-programme/infection-prevention/what-is-a-wound-infection
Explains where the infection develops when you have had your surgery, the causes, types and rates
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Calculations reveal Santa travels at 0.5% the speed of light
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/21-calculations-reveal-how-quickly-santa-travels
Calculations reveal how quickly Santa travels Santa and reindeer|University of Leicester students have worked out just how fast Santa Claus has to travel to deliver all of his presents on time On Christmas Eve night, Santa Claus and his reindeer fly around the world...
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Gin: The only tonic to Brexit?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/12-gin-only-tonic-to-brexit
UK and EU flag sprayed onto broken concrete|University of Leicester and Burleighs Gin team up to present a delicious way to engage in Brexit debate. The seemingly endless debate on Brexit has become hard to stomach for many of the British public.