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The outlawed Shrove Tuesday tradition of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-outlawed-shrove-tuesday-tradition-of-leicester
Shrove Tuesday – taking place this year on 28 February – often involves the flipping of savoury and sweet pancakes, but prior to 1846 the city of Leicester had its own very particular way of celebrating the event.
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Dr Claire Smith
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni/claire-smith
Find out more about Dr Claire Smith, alumna of the University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. She is Lecturer in Child Health at University College London.
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Building and Enriching Shared Heritages Project
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh
‘Building and Enriching Shared Heritages’ was an AHRC funded project to build relationships between the School of History at the University of Leicester and local community groups who are researching history under the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) ‘All Our Stories’ scheme.
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Early Christian Europe
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ar3012
Module code: AR3012 How quickly did Christianity spread in the Roman world? How visible is late Roman Christianity in Britain? What is the archaeology of missionary activity? What types of monasteries existed? What can early Christian art tell us of...
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Athina Karatzogianni
https://le.ac.uk/people/athina-karatzogianni
The academic profile of Professor Athina Karatzogianni, Professor of Technology and Society at the University of Leicester
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Stef De Sabbata
https://le.ac.uk/people/stef-de-sabbata
The academic profile of Dr Stef De Sabbata (she/her), Associate Professor of Geographical Information Science at University of Leicester
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Ethnic Elders collection
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/british-empire-commonwealth/ethnic-elders-collection
Find entries in our catalogue from the Ethnic Elders collection, which relate to the British Empire and Commonwealth theme.
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Researcher involved in discovery of tiny star with a monstrous temper
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/researcher-involved-in-discovery-of-tiny-star-with-a-monstrous-temper
A tiny star with ‘a monstrous temper’ has been discovered by an international team of researchers, including Dr Sarah Casewell of the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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Study of freelance workers examines link between hours worked and their well-being
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/study-of-freelance-workers-examines-link-between-hours-worked-and-their-well-being
A new study of freelance workers has discovered key factors that affect their well-being – either making them happier or increasing anxiety and risking depression.
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Leicester experts call for recognition of the Anthropocene epoch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/anthropocene
Geologists from the University of Leicester (UK) have joined forces with more than 50 peers to call for an official recognition of a proposed geological epoch.