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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 18 June 1 July
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-18-june-1-july
Professor Philip Shaw from the School of English has written an opinion piece for The Conversation where, two centuries after Waterloo, he discusses the famous painting commissioned by the Duke of Wellington after he triumphed over Napoleon.
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Pick your poison study examines the use of plant poison on prehistoric weaponry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/pick-your-poison-study-examines-the-use-of-plant-poison-on-prehistoric-weaponry
Archaeologists have long believed that our ancestors used poisons extracted from plants such as foxgloves and hemlock to make their weapons more lethal and kill their prey more swiftly.
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Leicester staff celebrate victory for the blues
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-staff-celebrate-victory-for-the-blues
Not content with showing their true-blue colours in advance of Leicester City Football club’s arguably season-clinching game on Sunday, our staff are celebrating the local football heroes’ confirmed Premier League victory on Monday in a variety of ways.
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Students at Leicester encouraged to register for EU referendum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students-at-leicester-encouraged-to-register-for-eu-referendum
The University and our Students’ Union have spearheaded campaigns to highlight the importance of students registering to vote for the EU referendum.
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University of Leicester and Birmingham Museums Trust join forces to tackle museum attendance and benefit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/birmingham-museums-trust
The Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) will host a series of public workshops to address the museum attendance and benefit gap.
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£10 billion space telescope has only just begun to reveal universe’s secrets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/jwst-anniversary
Engineers from the University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester, who have been part of the £10 billion James Webb Space Telescope mission for 20 years, reflect on the first anniversary of its first images release.
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Midwifery academic wins regional award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/midwifery
Dr Helen McIntyre has won a regional award for embedding best practice in infant feeding within midwifery education to improve maternal and infant health
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Health study with 11,000 participants celebrates 10 year anniversary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/exceed
A major health study led by the University of Leicester has recruited a staggering 11,000 patients across the city and county since it began 10 years ago.
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Sources of funding for oral history projects
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/how-to-do-oral-history/community-resources/funding
Find out the best ways to source funding for your oral history project from the East Midlands Oral History Archive.
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Contextual offers
https://le.ac.uk/policies/admissions/after-applying/undergraduates/your-offer/contextual
With our commitment to equal opportunities, a contextual offer means that Leicester will take into consideration contextual data in your application to fully understand your academic potential.