May
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Manufacturing Pasts: Leicester’s 20th Century Transformation
- Collaborative project with the University of Leicester illustrates industrial change in post-war Britain through innovative online resource bank
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Acclaimed writers at launch of Centre for New Writing
- Award-winning poet Daljit Nagra and shortlisted Man Booker novelist Alison Moore among those speaking at launch of the University of Leicester’s Centre for New Writing on Tuesday, 7 May
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An insight into the ‘State of UK Banking’ from the Head of UK Banking, Santander
- Santander’s Head of UK Banking will give free public lecture at University of Leicester on Thursday 2 May
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University of Leicester purchases former DMU campus site for £2.9M
- Purchase of Brookfield site will help University of Leicester to consolidate and enhance educational provision
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Study allays out-of-hours emergency admissions fears
- University of Leicester Professor is co-lead in the first large-scale analysis of the influence of admission times on deaths in paediatric intensive care units
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University of Leicester student to represent UK in world finals of academic contest
- Outstanding presentation by Leicester student makes him national winner of Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining competition
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A Marvell of science?
- Lecture explores the influence of the Royal Society on 17th century poet on Tuesday 7 May at University of Leicester
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King Richard III archaeological unit makes new discovery under a car park in Leicester
- University of Leicester Archaeological Services finds 1,700-year-old cemetery with unusual practice of Christian and pagan burials
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Record rises in science applications to University of Leicester as TV shows inspire students to shoot for the stars
- ‘Brian Cox effect’ impacts interest in science at leading UK university
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New Perspectives on Holocaust Memory
- Representations of the Holocaust in Italian culture to be examined at the 2013 Aubrey Newman Lecture at University of Leicester on Wednesday 8 May
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Botany for Beginners: Grow your knowledge with part-time course
- University of Leicester Botanic Garden course will introduce beginners to wildflower identification
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Neurodevelopmental disorders: syndromes or part of normal variation?
- Psychology expert to discuss problems in ‘medicalising’ in University of Leicester public lecture on Thursday 9 May
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Funding for pancreatic cancer research project offers hope for new way to tackle lethal disease
- University of Leicester Professor in study for early detection of disease
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New awards event to honour stand-out students at University of Leicester
- Awards will celebrate students’ achievements in areas such as student representation, volunteering and enterprise
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Award for book accompanying “Bronze” exhibition co-curated by Leicester art historian
- Cultural enterprise award for book accompanying Royal Academy exhibition co-curated by Professor David Ekserdjian
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For Peat’s Sake: expert investigates tropical peatland in Southeast Asia
- Peatland researcher to give Inaugural public lecture at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 14 May
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How family conflict affects children
- Study involving University of Leicester academic provides insight into emotional and behavioural problems in children
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Pioneering work on the medicinal properties of the foxglove is focus of lecture at University of Leicester
- Dr Peter Sheldon will focus on the work of William Withering, a physician and learned botanist
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Head of UK Banking at Santander focuses on economic recovery
- Talk at University of Leicester highlights ‘back to basics’ approach in relationship banking
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University of Leicester up for total of eight awards
- Success in Richard III Communications campaign sees University shortlisted for national awards
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Richard III Open Day for all the family
- University of Leicester’s Richard III Open Day will provide a host of public activities
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How historians map the gardener’s world
- Expert in architecture to discuss researching historic gardens in annual lecture at Lamport Hall on Monday 20 May
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Leicester forensic pathology expert appointed head of international radiology autopsy group
- University of Leicester Chief Forensic Pathologist Professor Guy Rutty will lead the International Society of Forensic Radiology and Imaging
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University of Leicester researcher involved in propaganda exhibition
- British Library exhibition Propaganda: Power and Persuasion showcases expertise of University of Leicester expert on AIDS communications campaigns
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Solitary Confinement and Supermax Prisons: Lessons from America
- Criminology expert to discuss solitary confinement in a public lecture at the University of Leicester on Wednesday 22 May
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How Metal Works – Let Me Compute the Ways
- Engineering expert to give inaugural public lecture at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 21 May
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Top of the POPS: system for prioritising acutely ill children recognised
- Cardiovascular researcher receives second nomination for prestigious award
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University of Leicester Professor to become next President of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Head of the University’s College of Science and Engineering is to assume prestigious appointment
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New discovery of ancient diet shatters conventional ideas of how agriculture emerged
- Use of new analysis techniques provides food for thought about how people lived 5,000 years ago
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University of Leicester to support major community heritage project
- Project will bring together community to learn about the history of their local area
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Jack and the Beanstalk helps to provide new insights into workings of the Law
- University of Leicester students contribute to project that seeks to develop children’s ‘legal literacy’
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University of Leicester exhibition to showcase “changes of heart” in sculpture
- The University of Leicester’s Sculpture In The Garden exhibition will run from June 30 to October 27
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Was Richard III a benevolent king or a murderous tyrant?
- Experts to debate King Richard III’s reputation at a University of Leicester live debate on Thursday, June 6
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University of Leicester forges links with new University in India
- Leicester is the only British university to help develop new institution in Himachal Pradesh
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Y chromosome link to heart disease recognised with international award
- University of Leicester researcher wins European Atherosclerosis Society award for pioneering study
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Disabled people are less integrated into society now than in the past, says historian
- University of Leicester historian Professor Steven King to speak on Radio 4 programme exploring the lives of disabled people through history
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King Richard III found in ‘untidy lozenge-shaped grave’
- World first academic peer-reviewed paper on the University of Leicester’s Search and Discovery of Richard III reveals slain king was buried in hastily dug grave
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How are visual illusions used in medicine and arts and what was their role in history?
- A conference at the University of Leicester will explore the medical, psychological, historical and religious uses of visual illusions
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New book highlights life and work of Holocaust survivor
- University of Leicester academic, Dr Fransiska Louwagie, co-edits book on major novel by Piotr Rawicz
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New treatment for stroke set to increase chances of recovery
- University of Leicester involved in major findings which could change treatment of strokes caused by brain haemorrhage globally
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Richard III workshops for Leicester schoolchildren
- Primary school children will come to the University of Leicester to learn about the science and archaeology used in the Discovery of Richard III
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Leicester astronomers help in discovery of neutron star slowdown
- University of Leicester scientists involved in international discovery of neutron star “anti-glitch” using NASA’s Swift satellite
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Switching to small banks could help save the economy, expert says
- University of Leicester School of Management’s Professor Martin Parker to speak at the House of Commons on Tuesday June 4
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Leicester scientist helps discover ancient streambed on Mars
- University of Leicester scientist Dr John Bridges contributed to a new report showing how rocks examined by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity reveal details of an ancient Martian stream
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Grass-roots support was key to Conservative success, according to University of Leicester historian
- Largest-ever study of Conservative Party sheds light on the party’s interwar dominance in the House of Commons