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Renie Lewis
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/renie-lewis
We have learned with great sadness of the death of Renie Lewis, a former colleague in the Politics Department, who passed away after a short illness on 27 March 2023.
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Collaborative Doctoral Studentships (AHRC and ESRC scholarships)
https://le.ac.uk/history/study/research-degrees/doctoral-studentships
History at Leicester has an outstanding track record for winning research studentships under the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral schemes (CDP / CDA). Find out more about our award holders, external partner institutions and academic mentors.
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The hosiery industry
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/the-hosiery-industry
Leicester is famous for its garment factories and has a rich history of work within the hosiery industry. Learn more about this history, including working hours, apprenticeships and the industry's migrant workforce.
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International Human Rights Law LLM
https://le.ac.uk/courses/international-human-rights-law-llm/2026
This is for you if... you are interested in exploring how international human rights law addresses the major challenges facing the world today.
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I put cancer symptoms down to my wedding dress digging in. Now I’m on a trial to help prevent bowel cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/august/bowel-cancer-treatment-trial-drugs
A Leicestershire woman who nursed her mum through cancer while going through treatment herself is taking part in a clinical trial to help prevent bowel cancer in those most at risk.
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Playing Prometheus: some reflections from Australia
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/11/19/playing-prometheus-some-reflections-from-australia/
Blog on Australia Convict heritage sites and archives
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The Continuing Imperialism of Free Trade
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/12/03/the-continuing-imperialism-of-free-trade/
Posted by Chris Grocott in School of Business Blog on December 3, 2018 In this post Dr Chris Grocott, Lecturer in Management and Economic History in ULSB, discusses his recently published book, co-edited with Dr Jo Grady (University of Sheffield), on the continuing...
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The Story of Pulque Part 2: A Tangle of Origins – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/03/18/the-story-of-pulque-part-2-a-tangle-of-origins/
Overview of different pre-Columbian narratives about the origins or discovery of pulque, and the various political, historical, and cultural roles these narratives served particularly for the Mexica (Aztecs)
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Reflecting upon Four Years of Criminal Corpses. By Rachel Bennett
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/09/06/reflecting-upon-four-years-of-criminal-corpses-by-rachel-bennett/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on September 6, 2016 Almost four years ago to the day I travelled to Leicester to attend my first PhD supervisory meeting armed with only a pen, a notepad and a head swirling with ideas.
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Training apprentices: do small firms do it better?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/10/08/training-apprentices-do-small-firms-do-it-better/
Posted by Dan Bishop in School of Business Blog on October 8, 2014 Dan Bishop, Lecturer in Employment Studies at the School, challenges the ‘large firm’ paradigm on which apprenticeship-oriented politics has conventionally been based Apprenticeships and small businesses have...