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The secret peacemaker: A quiet leader of our time
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/05/24/the-secret-peacemaker-a-quiet-leader-of-our-time/
Posted by mstein in School of Business Blog on May 24, 2017 Professor Mark Stein of the School of Business mourns the key intermediary between the British government and the IRA with Leicester connections, who has died aged 80.
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The Story of Pulque, Part 1
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/03/10/the-story-of-pulque-part-1/
Posted by Deborah Toner in Consuming Authenticities on March 10, 2015 In the 17th century, the Mexican historian Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl recorded a pre-Columbian legend about the origins of pulque.
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Willis from Tunis: An Interview with Cartoonist Nadia Khiari
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/covid-in-cartoons/2022/01/11/willis-from-tunis-interview-cartoonist-nadia-khiari/
Political cartoonist Willis from Tunis (Tunesia) is interviewed by Shout Out UK Young Writer Laura Brick.
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Hot hot hot, above the Great Red Spot
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/07/28/hot-hot-hot-above-the-great-red-spot/
Posted by Henrik Melin in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on July 28, 2016 One of the largest remaining questions in understanding the upper atmosphere of Jupiter, the outmost layer of the atmosphere, is: ‘Why is this region so very hot?’.
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Glimpses of the young David Attenborough in the University Archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/05/09/glimpses-of-the-young-david-attenborough-in-the-university-archives/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on May 9, 2016 It’s well known that David and Richard Attenborough, along with their brother John, spent part of their early lives living on the campus of what was then University College, Leicester.
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Dont try this at home How to make fireworks 17thcentury style
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/dont-try-this-at-home-how-to-make-fireworks-17th-century-style
With Guy Fawkes night (5 November) and Diwali (11 November) on the horizon, the skies of Leicester will be lit up over the next few weeks by firework displays - and a rare book held within the University's Library sheds light on how 17th century fireworks were made.
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Conference explores how death can be the beginning - not the end
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/conference-questions-when-death-truly-takes-place
A three day international and interdisciplinary conference took place between 16-18 April which explored themes around death and dying and how our departure from this life may not be as set in stone as may be assumed.
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Archaeological fieldschool launched at Bradgate Park
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/archaeological-fieldschool-launched-at-bradgate-park
The many mysteries of Leicestershire’s 850-acre deer park are set to be explored by University archaeologists over the next five years with the launch of a fieldschool at Bradgate Park.
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HeForShe celebrates two years of movement
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/heforshe-celebrates-two-years-of-movement
To mark the second anniversary of UN Women’s HeForShe movement, world leaders, change-makers, activists and celebrities will unite at a special event hosted at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City later this evening.
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University of Leicester to mark World Diabetes Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/university-of-leicester-to-mark-world-diabetes-day
People are being invited to learn more about Type 2 diabetes from University experts at a specialist centre in Leicester to mark an international awareness campaign.