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1,800 year-old evidence of Roman worship found in Leicester Cathedral dig
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/cathedral-roman-worship
University of Leicester Archaeological Services uncover evidence of a cellar and altar stone from the Roman period thought to be a private shrine or cult room, suggesting the site of Leicester Cathedral has seen religious observance for nearly 1,800 years
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Videos highlighting women's compelling stories shortlisted for AHRC film awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/26-videos-highlighting-womens-compelling-stories-shortlisted-for-ahrc-film-awards
‘The Saving Tree’ and ‘Our Home’ created by Dr Brett Matulis from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment have been shortlisted for 2018 Research in Film Awards
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Calculations reveal Santa travels at 0.5% the speed of light
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/21-calculations-reveal-how-quickly-santa-travels
Calculations reveal how quickly Santa travels Santa and reindeer|University of Leicester students have worked out just how fast Santa Claus has to travel to deliver all of his presents on time On Christmas Eve night, Santa Claus and his reindeer fly around the world...
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The Gillette Advert: The Power of a Story
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2019/01/23/the-gillette-advert-the-power-of-a-story/
Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on January 23, 2019 I can’t believe I’m going to write about it. That’s exactly what they want me to do. The new Gillette Advert is fantastic.
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End-of-term student COVID testing starts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/covid-testing
The first students have taken part in an end-of-term COVID-19 testing programme launched as part of a drive to ensure they can return home safely in time for Christmas.
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Expedition 352: Izu-Bonin-Mariana Forearc
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/expeditions/2014-15/izu-bonin
July 2014 - September 2014 The principal aim of Expedition 352 is to examine magmatic evolution, chemostratigraphy and arc crustal accretion processes associated with subduction initiation in intra-oceanic convergent margins.
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Human Rights and Global Ethics MA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/human-rights-and-global-ethics-ma/2026
The gap between the promise and reality of universal human rights is worrying. Strides are being taken, but there’s still much to do. This Masters in human rights and global ethics addresses this challenge on both a conceptual and practical level.
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Modern Classics: A Frost in May (14th)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2016/04/19/modern-classics-a-frost-in-may-14th/
Meeting details for the Modern Classics Book Group's discussion of A Frost in May
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Adult education Theres no age limit to learning at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/adult-education-theres-no-age-limit-to-learning-at-leicester
Charlotte Barratt works in the Widening Participation team at the University of Leicester: "I work mainly with mature students: My work involves encouraging people over the age of 21 to come to university, to highlight their options and to try and encourage them to come...
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Leicestershires three universities join forces to fight blood cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicestershires-three-universities-join-forces-to-fight-blood-cancer
The University of Leicester, Loughborough University and De Montfort University have joined forces to create Leicestershire UNItes in partnership with the Rik Basra Leukaemia Campaign.