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The Dickens Code: Enduring mystery of Dickens shorthand letter solved with crowd-sourced research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/dickens-code-tavistock-letter
The idea that the Tavistock letter was an appeal by Dickens to someone to intervene over a rejected, but legal, advertisement took the researchers back to New York’s Morgan Library & Museum, which holds a manuscript of a letter to Dickens dated 9 May 1859 from Mowbray...
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Happy International Archives Day 2018!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/happy-international-archives-day-2018/
Posted by vholmes in Library Special Collections on June 8, 2018 The University records manager, David Jenkins, and I (Vicky Holmes, University Archivist) thought we’d take the opportunity to flag up IAD18 and explain a bit about what we do all day! On the 9th of...
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Troy and the Trojan War
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ah3073
Module code: AH3073 In this module we will take an interdisciplinary approach, considering Troy from a range of perspectives. We will look at the archaeology of the site, including not only the Bronze Age but also the Iron Age, the Hellenistic age and the Roman occupation.
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The Artist in Medieval England
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ha2020
Module code: HA2020 This optional module investigates the identity, status and working methods of the artist in medieval England. The period covered will extend from the early Anglo-Saxon period right up to the arrival of artists such as Van Dyck at the Stuart court.
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Undergraduate Delegate to the Space Generation Advisory Council
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/09/01/undergraduate-delegate-to-the-space-generation-advisory-council/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 September 2020 Charlie Gamblin, a recent Physics with Astrophysics Bsc graduate, talks about the Space Generation Advisory Council, and an event they held in July 2020 called SpaceGen United (SGU).
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Using the head to fix the heart
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/using-the-head-to-fix-the-heart
An upcoming seminar at the University will delve into the human need for acceptance- where it comes from, what it means, and how, through psychological therapy, it can be overcome. On Wednesday 16 May Dr.
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An overview of the Grey Friars project
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/grey-friars
Find out how the search for King Richard III’s grave started.
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Love is in the air at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/love-is-in-the-air-at-leicester
Love is in the air at Leicester Love is in the air at Leicester|Graduates Jason and Alix were pricked by Cupid’s arrow while studying at Leicester – and are now celebrating getting engaged Students joining the University of Leicester can expect a world-class education and a...
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Digitising the Coventry Archives oral history collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/10/26/coventry-archives/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library Special Collections on October 26, 2020 by Richard Wheelband, UOSH Midlands Digitisation Engineer The Unlocking Our Digital Heritage (UOSH) Midlands Hub is based in Special Collections at the University of Leicester and is preserving ‘at...
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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.