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Leicester unveils new £24m renovated Students’ Union
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/percy-gee-launch
The newly renovated £24m Percy Gee building – home to the University of Leicester’s Students’ Union – was officially unveiled at a ceremony on Tuesday.
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New Roman Leicester children’s book and art competition launch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/13-roman-childrens-book-and-art-competition
New Roman Leicester children’s book and art competition launch Roman soldier|University of Leicester book and competition to teach children about Roman Britain A new book, Life in the Roman World: Roman Leicester, has been developed by the University of Leicester to educate...
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Animal mummies unwrapped: hi-res 3D X-rays reveal secrets of life and death in ancient Egypt
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/animal-mummies
Three mummified animals from ancient Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers from the University of Leicester and University of Swansea, using high-resolution 3D scans that give unprecedented detail about the animals’ lives and deaths more than 2,000...
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Negotiation Masterclass
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/working-with-business/executive-education-programmes/negotiation-masterclass
The Negotiation Masterclass is an experiential training workshop which has been designed to give you actionable insights into your own negotiation process as well as guidance and practice on best practices that will help you to strategise, plan and execute more successful...
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“London Cider”- an inauthentic compound? – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/04/01/london-cider-an-inauthentic-compound/
Summary of a 19th-century interpretation on cider making that reflects the role of place (city vs country) in the construction of authenticity.
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Academics bring expertise to Brexit debate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/academics-bring-expertise-to-eu-debate
As the potentially historic EU referendum draws closer and voters consider whether Britain should leave or remain part of the European Union, academics at our University have been contributing to the public debate with opinion pieces and media comment.
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The Story of Pulque Part 3: Ritual and Power in Aztec Mexico – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/07/03/the-story-of-pulque-part-3-ritual-and-power-in-aztec-mexico/
Project Principal Investigator Deborah Toner describes the importance of pulque in cultural, religious and political terms during the Aztec period in Mexico. Third part of the story of pulque
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Search and discover our collections
https://le.ac.uk/library/search-collections
The Library provides access to a wide range of resources which can be discovered through Library Search, as well as a number of specialised discovery tools.
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The Planeterrella: an amazing polar light simulator
https://le.ac.uk/physics/outreach/the-planeterrella
The University of Leicester is home to a Planeterrella - a small vacuum chamber within which we recreate auroral lights around magnetic spheres, and visualise cosmic phenomena. Find out how your school can arrange a booking.
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First World War remembered
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/first-world-war
With the support of Leicester Arts and Museums Services and the University of Leicester, over 300 interviews with those who lived through WWI in Leicestershire have been edited into sound clips and created into a collection. Find out more.