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Richard III and Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/richard-iii-and-leicester
Richard III visited Leicester often, both as a boy and as Duke of Gloucester. When king, Richard stayed in Leicester at least five times. Ultimately, it became his final resting place after the Battle of Bosworth when his corpse was returned to Leicester.
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Charity shop find is former student’s long-lost compass from University of Leicester days
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/charity-shop-find-alumnus-long-lost-compass
Staff at University of Leicester help to reunite an alumnus with a lost treasure after volunteers at Martock Charity Shop in Somerset discovered a compass with a 60-year old note
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Locating the choir within the church
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/locating-the-choir
A small area above the human remains in Trench 1 was carefully widened with a digger to give archaeologists better access to the burial. Jo Appleby and Turi King began to carefully remove the grave soil by hand. Work was slow, to avoid damage to the skeleton.
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New documentary warns of the effects of tax avoidance on national economies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/new-documentary-warns-of-the-effects-of-tax-avoidance-on-national-economies
Dr Angus Cameron (pictured) from the School of Management will be featured in the upcoming documentary The Price We Pay, directed by award-winning filmmaker Harold Crooks, which makes its British premiere at the Open City Documentary Festival in London on 19 June.
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Medical Genetics BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/medical-genetics-bsc/2026
Genetics and molecular biology already tell us so much about who we are. But when researched and tested in the right ways, they also tell us how to better diagnose and treat disease. If this sounds up your alley, this degree is for you.
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Costs and what's included
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/accommodation/fees
Information about fees for our undergraduate accommodation, including details of all-inclusive rent and prepayment.
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Students create a buzz by providing new homes for bees
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/students-create-a-buzz-by-providing-new-homes-for-bees
Our University has welcomed two new beehives at the Brookfield campus as part of a new sustainability awareness initiative.
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Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/computer-science-with-artificial-intelligence-bsc/2026
Artificial Intelligence is transforming work, health, entertainment and many other aspects of our lives. This course provides a broad range of technology, software and computing skills and real-world experience in Artificial Intelligence.
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Black Lives Matter
https://le.ac.uk/american-studies/about/black-lives-matter
Academics in the Centre for American Studies have put together a list of resources for anyone interested in learning more about the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Academic and emeritus staff
https://le.ac.uk/ggb/people/academic
See the academic team working within Genetics and Genome Biology at Leicester. Discover staff profiles and their contact details.