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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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jbridges: Page 8
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/8/
This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions.
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Sue Townsend (1946-2014)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/04/16/sue-townsend-1946-2014/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on April 16, 2014 It was with great sadness that we learned last week of the death of one of our depositors, Sue Townsend, the creator of the Adrian Mole diaries and one of the most popular British novelists of the late...
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Physics & Astronomy: Page 20
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/leigh_fletcher/page/20/
Nobel Prize: How Penrose, Genzel and Ghez helped put black holes at the centre of modern astrophysics Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 7 October 2020 The award of this year’s Nobel prize in physics to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and...
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Fallen soldier whose family founded local building society remembered by our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/fallen-soldier-whose-family-founded-local-building-society-remembered-by-our-university
A local soldier who fought during the First World War is being remembered on the centenary of his death by our University on Friday 4 November.
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The Local Identities and Palaeography of Early Modern England, 1500-1700
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs7127
Module code: HS7127 During this module, you'll reconstruct local identities and the palaeography of early modern England. This module builds upon a recent coming together of social and political history, a development in which local history has been at the forefront.
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The impact of diasporas within the UK and across the globe to be examined at conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/the-impact-of-diasporas-within-the-uk-and-across-the-globe-to-be-examined-at-conference
A one-day conference will be held at the Royal Geographical Society in London on 17 September, at which 18 papers will present five years of research projects carried out at Leicester and Oxford focusing on the dispersal of people from their homelands.
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Local school pupil presents at national event with help from Leicester engineers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/local-school-pupil-presents-at-national-event-with-help-from-leicester-engineers
A young learner from Leicestershire has had her work showcased at a national science event thanks to the support from engineers at the University.
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Pro Bono Society speaks to BBC about volunteering in the local community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/pro-bono-society-speaks-to-bbc-about-volunteering-in-the-local-community
Law students at our University showcased the work they do for the local community recently on BBC radio.
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University of Leicester assembles local expertise to provide thought for food
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/food-land-use-summit
Food and Land Use Summit on 12 February will map the journey of Leicester and Leicestershire’s food to its tables