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Archaeology BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/archaeology-bsc/2026
Leicester is world-famous for discovering Richard III. In our Archaeology BSc you’ll work with our experts, gaining hands-on experience and professional skills.
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History BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/history-ba/2026
Leicester offers you the option to study a wide range of historical periods and the flexibility to build your degree around your own areas of interest.
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Modern and Contemporary History BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/contemporary-history-ba/2026
At Leicester you’ll explore modern and contemporary history, and learn about the political factors that shape historical events.
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English and History BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/english-and-history-ba/2026
Learn how history has influenced language and literature with a degree in English and History from the University of Leicester.
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A tulip bulb, the value of which would have fed ‘a whole ship’s crew for a twelvemonth’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/04/07/a-tulip-bulb-the-value-of-which-would-have-fed-a-whole-ships-crew-for-a-twelvemonth/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on April 7, 2017 The tulip, with its bold, eye-catching flowers in a wide variety of gorgeous colours, is in bloom, in many of our spring gardens, making one of their most striking features.
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Remembering the Holocaust: The Majut Collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/01/23/remembering-the-holocaust-the-majut-collection/
Posted by Eleanor Bloomfield in Library and Learning Services on January 23, 2024 Please note that this post contains content relating to suicide and the Holocaust.
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Who were the first students of the University of Leicester?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/10/13/who-were-our-first-students/
A blog post discussing the early students of the University of Leicester.
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Garth Smithies Taylor (1896-1916)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/10/14/garth-smithies-taylor-1896-1916/
15 October 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the death in action of Lieutenant Garth Smithies Taylor, a name which many staff and students at the University will have unwittingly passed on numerous occasions when entering the Fielding Johnson Building.
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A Historical Long View of Posthumous Harm: Comparing organ snatching to body-snatching. By Floris To
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/05/16/organ-and-body-snatching/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on May 16, 2016 Improper Procurement and Retention Taking organs of dead children without parental permission at Alder Hey is a practice The Economist (2001) dubbed the ‘return of the body-snatchers’.
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Midlands commission highlights action to address health and care inequalities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/midlands-commission-healthcare-inequalities
Organisations across the Midlands and leading national health charities are collectively launching a policy commission which has the potential to transform the health and care of people across the region by addressing health and care inequalities