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The case for ‘remain’ in the EU referendum – my view as the director of a €1.5 million European fund
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/06/13/the-case-for-remain-in-the-eu-referendum-my-view-as-the-director-of-a-e1-5-million-european-funded-research-project-in-history/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on June 13, 2016 At the end of last week, thirteen Nobel prize-winning scientists wrote a letter to the right leaning newspaper The Daily Telegraph , urging Britain to vote ‘remain’ in the forthcoming European Union (EU)...
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Ecuadorian thoughts on religion, power and the subaltern classes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/07/10/ecuadorian-thoughts-on-religion-power-and-the-subaltern-classes/
Posted by Christian De Vito in Carceral Archipelago on July 10, 2016 The Iglesia de la Merced , in Quito, was built in 1737 on the remains of the original church that dated from 1538 – four years after the foundation of the city.
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A System of Reintegration and Control: The Dual Functionality of Regional Convict Depots in Western
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/03/20/a-system-of-reintegration-and-control-the-dual-functionality-of-regional-convict-depots-in-western-australia/
Posted by abarker in Carceral Archipelago on March 20, 2017 By Kellie Moss Fremantle Prison, Western Australia (authors own image). The history of convict confinement in Western Australia has been dominated by one towering limestone structure: Fremantle prison.
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Case study - Perry Draycott
https://le.ac.uk/cls/study/armed-forces/case-study-perry-draycott
Hear from Perry Draycott, an ex Armed Forces member, who joined the Operating Department Practitioner at Leicester through the Armed Forces in Allied Health programme at Leicester.
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Project sheds new light on thousands of years of Charnwood Forests history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/project-sheds-new-light-on-thousands-of-years-of-charnwood-forests-history
Leicestershire Victoria County History (VCH) Trust and our University are staging a free and fun heritage festival for the whole family at the picturesque Beaumanor Hall in Woodhouse, Leicestershire on Sunday 21 May to celebrate the history of Charnwood Forest.
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Industry and academia partners to join European research initiative to fight Alzheimers dementia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/industry-and-academia-partners-to-join-european-research-initiative-to-fight-alzheimers-dementia
An alliance of academia and industry, including the University of Leicester, has announced the start of a novel collaboration, the European Prevention of Alzheimer’s dementia (EPAD) Initiative, to test innovative treatments for the prevention of Alzheimer’s dementia.
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25 years ago Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys solved the mystery of what happened to notorious Nazi war criminal
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/25-years-ago-professor-sir-alec-jeffreys-solved-the-mystery-of-what-happened-to-notorious-nazi-war-criminal
25 years ago yesterday (18 November, 1990), the Leicester Mercury ran an article about genetic fingerprinting pioneer Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, covering his sensational breakthrough to help identify the Auschwitz 'Angel of Death'.
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UK governments urged to reconsider the practice of collective worship and religious observance in schools
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/uk-governments-urged-to-reconsider-the-practice-of-collective-worship-and-religious-observance-in-schools
The majority of schools in the UK are required by law to organise acts of collective worship (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) or religious observance (Scotland) for their pupils - but what is the purpose of collective worship/religious observance? A report launched today...
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Former Universities Minister David Willetts to give public lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/former-universities-minister-david-willetts-to-give-public-lecture
This Thursday (11 June), we are giving you the chance to hear the man who has shaped higher education policy for the past four years talk about the future of UK science and innovation. The Rt Hon.
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University spin-off receives funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/university-spin-off-receives-funding
Mercia Fund Management (MFM), a national fund management business with a focus on the Midlands, North and Scotland, has expanded its Life Sciences portfolio with an investment into MIP Diagnostic Ltd.