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Partnership to equip ethnically diverse sports leaders of the future
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The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ and Sporting Equals have signed a strategic partnership to promote ethnic diversity across sport and physical activity...
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Britain’s largest ‘Sea Dragon’ discovered in Rutland
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The fossilised remains of Britain’s largest ichthyosaur, colloquially known as a ‘Sea Dragon’, has been discovered at the Rutland Water Nature...
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Holocaust Memorial Day: The catalyst for change
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Thursday, 27 January is Holocaust Memorial Day, a time to reflect on the past to safeguard the future.
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University provides opportunity for children to win photograph taken from space
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Children around the UK are invited to enter a competition organised by the University's National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), the UK’s...
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Leicester joins UK drive to support businesses and communities through COVID-19 crisis
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The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ joined businesses from across the UK in an initiative to help Britain and its most vulnerable citizens to pull through...
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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ awards honorary degree to graduate and best-selling author
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Acclaimed novelist and Leicester graduate, Adele Parks MBE has returned to the University to be awarded an honorary degree.
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19th century cake and icing recipes highlight historical approaches to baking
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An historical recipe for a 19th century version of Great British Bake Off classic Shrowsbury Cake has been made available by the University's...
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Inclusivity in sport award nomination for our University
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Our University has been nominated for a national award for its efforts to make sport more inclusive for all.
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Expert opinions cover Cassini minority governments the euro and baby names
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With Parliament back and Theresa May’s government trying to pass controversial legislation, Emmeline Ledgerwood, oral history project volunteer...
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Dr Suzie Imber appears on BBCs The One Show discussing success in Astronauts programme and Universitys involvement in upcoming BepiColombo mission to Mercury
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Dr Suzie Imber (pictured) from our Department of Physics and Astronomy, who recently won BBC Two’s ‘Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?’, has...