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Prolific Shakespearean actor Michael Pennington to take part in Literary Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/prolific-shakespearean-actor-and-recent-king-lear-michael-pennington-to-take-part-in-literary-leicester
Eminent stage actor, writer and director Michael Pennington will be delivering a talk and Q&A at our Literary Leicester festival on 16 November. Renowned for his performance as King Lear in New York 2014, Michael reprised the role for a major UK tour in 2016.
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Frederick and Mary Attenborough
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/attenboroughs/frederick-and-mary
Frederick was our second Principal and under his leadership it expanded rapidly. He, and his wife Mary, lived on the campus with their sons Richard, David and John.
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Dr George Pohl
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/george-pohl
We have learned, with regret, of the passing of Dr Jurgen (George) Pohl MBChB, MRCP, who helped to establish the Leicester Medical School in the 1970s, serving as Senior Lecturer in Medicine until his retirement in 2001.
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Transformative custom programmes
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/working-with-business/executive-education-programmes/transformative-custom-programmes
As the pace and scope of global change advances, your organisation and employees are faced with complex challenges, significant uncertainties and novel opportunities.
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Freeths Mukesh Patel Award for Law
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/scholarships-bursaries-discounts/freeths-law
Local law firm, Freeths, has committed to supporting law students at the University of Leicester in memory of former Managing Partner Mukesh Patel.
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New BBC Radio 3 drama inspired by rare Joe Orton manuscript
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/new-bbc-radio-3-drama-inspired-by-rare-joe-orton-manuscript
A rare and previously unpublished manuscript by playwright Joe Orton located within the Joe Orton Archive has inspired an upcoming BBC Radio 3 drama.
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Dennis Smith
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/dennis-smith
We have learned with sadness of the recent death of Professor Dennis Smith, who taught Sociology at Leicester in the 1970s. Professor Smith passed away in February 2024.
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Simon North
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2019/simon-north
It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the death of Simon North, a Cleaner for the University. Simon passed away on Wednesday 30 October, he is survived by his girlfriend Tara and was a loving father to his daughter Tania and grandfather to his two grandchildren.
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School children invited to take part in Leicester’s COP28 celebration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/cop28-poster-competition
Space Park Leicester and the National Centre for Earth Observation are inviting school children to send in their pictures, posters and infographics about climate change.
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Personal statements
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/how-to-apply/applications/personal-statements
Personal statements: what they are, why they’re important and what to include and avoid - plus some suggestions from our admissions tutors.