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Space Park Leicester named as a UK ‘centre for excellence’ for future growth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/space-park-future-growth
A new report by the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) has identified Space Park Leicester, the landmark national initiative being developed by the University of Leicester in collaboration with local, national and international partners, as the UK centre of...
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Study reveals Congo swamps as the worlds largest tropical peatland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/study-reveals-congo-swamps-as-the-world2019s-largest-tropical-peatland
A vast peatland in the Congo Basin has been mapped for the first time, revealing it to be largest in the tropics.
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Expanded Hansard coverage for UK Parliament website
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/09/03/expanded-hansard-coverage-for-uk-parliament-website/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 3, 2018 A new redesigned site now offers 200 years of parliamentary debates from the main UK website . You can quickly search by Members, debates and petitions.
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Feminist Struggles in the Academy in the UK and India
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/03/feminist-struggles-in-the-academy-in-the-uk-and-india/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 3, 2020 A new comic book based on a wider research project funded by the University Grants Commission and the UK-India Educational Research Initiative and led by Radhika Govinda and...
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Richard III team share memories of reinterment week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/richard-iii-reunion
Dr Turi King, of the University's Department of Genetics and Mathew Morris of University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), have joined with other key figures involved in the Reinterment of King Richard III for a BBC Radio Leicester special programme looking...
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New project to save sole surviving population of rare wildflower
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/new-project-to-save-sole-surviving-population-of-rare-wildflower
A new conservation project at the Botanic Garden hopes to save a rare wildflower that is almost extinct throughout Leicestershire and Rutland - and has a declining population nationwide.
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Where is the worst place in the UK to be a girl?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/09/26/where-is-the-worst-place-in-the-uk-to-be-a-girl/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 26, 2016 According to the latest report from Plan UK five indicators were used to rank the 346 local/unitary authorities in England and Wales.
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Talking points a range of topics tackled by academics this week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/talking-points-a-range-of-topics-tackled-by-academics-this-week
Despite promises of ‘ultrafast’ broadband services in the latest Budget announcement, Dr Bianca Reisdorf from the Department of Media and Communications and Anne-Marie Oostveen from the University of Oxford reflect on how we have yet to see the results of previous promises of...
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Thailand government joins forces with University of Leicester to launch UK scholarship for 50 Thai students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/thailand-government-university-leicester-uk-scholarship-thai-students
University of Leicester and Thai government launch scholarships to support Thai students studying in the UK, strengthening international ties.
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Award recognises pivotal role in UK space science
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/award-recognises-pivotal-role-in-uk-space-science
Professor Alan Wells (pictured) from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been honoured by the Royal Astronomical Society with the 2016 Service Award for Astronomy. The RAS today announced the 2016 winners of its awards, medals and prizes.