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Hunt for Universe’s most extreme explosions receives funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/gamma-ray-burst-leverhulme
Scientists at the University of Leicester receive more than £330,000 from the Leverhulme Trust to rapidly ‘chase’ and analyse gamma-ray bursts
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Science Kitchen
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/about/science-kitchen
The Science Kitchen is a facility within the School of Chemistry developed by Josh Smalley following his success as a contestant on the Great British bake Off.
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Major £1.7m funding to clean up Philippines mineral extraction
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/promt
Leicester researchers have been awarded part of a £1.7 million grant for their work in reducing the environmental impact of mineral extraction in the Philippines.
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Attenborough Arts Centre scoops another award for gallery extension
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/attenborough-arts-centre-scoops-another-award-for-gallery-extension
The new gallery at our Attenborough Arts Centre, opened in January by Sir David Attenborough, has won the Local Authority Building Control Excellence Award for the Best Inclusive Building.
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University of Leicester sponsors Leicester Comedy Festival Business Partners’ Club
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/leicester-comedy-festival
The University of Leicester is proud to sponsor Leicester Comedy Festival Business Partners’ Club for the next 12 months.
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European law expert to present lecture on post-Brexit UK democratic challenges
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/celi
Leading barrister Tom de la Mare KC will give this year’s Centre for European Law and Internationalisation Annual Lecture at University of Leicester.
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Students Union to bust stress with petting zoo laser tag and crazy golf on campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students2019-union-to-bust-stress-with-petting-zoo-laser-tag-and-crazy-golf
Laser tag, crazy golf and adorable animals are just three ways the Students’ Union is helping students tackle exam stress this summer as part of our University’s commitment to offering support for those dealing with the challenges of stress and mental health.
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Crusading in the Fifteenth Century
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/crusading-in-the-fifteenth-century
Professor Norman Housley has recently been awarded two grants by the Leverhulme Trust for research into the Crusades and their impact on Europe in the pre-Reformation period. The grants complement one another.
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New book explores life in Roman and Medieval Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/highcross-dig-book
Roman curse tablets Intriguing evidence relates to two lead curse tablets, from the town house at Vine Street, which have transformed our understanding of who lived in the Roman town and their links to the wider Empire.
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Special Collections in the News
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/09/11/special-collections-in-the-news/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on September 11, 2014 While we may be tucked away in the basement of the David Wilson Library there are plenty of exciting discoveries to be made in Special Collections, as recent media interest in our collections demonstrates.