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• Leicesters everevolving literary festival receives important Arts Council grant

  Date: 18 Oct 2016

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  Literary Leicester, a leading festival of the written and spoken word organised by our University, opens in Leicester next month (November), with...

• Leicester plays key role in BBC Secret Life of Sue Townsend Aged 68 programme

  Date: 14 Oct 2016

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  Our University has played a key role in a new BBC programme on honorary graduate and Distinguished Honorary Fellow Sue Townsend, who died in 2014.

• University remembers fallen soldier who played a part in its founding

  Date: 14 Oct 2016

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  The story of a brave Leicester officer during the First World War is being retold by our University on the anniversary of his death on 15 October.

• History graduate discusses experience covering game changing Rio Paralympics for Channel 4

  Date: 12 Oct 2016

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  A graduate from the School of History, Politics and International Relations has discussed his role in covering the Rio Paralympics for Channel 4 –...

• New portrait of Sir David Attenborough revealed in city

  Date: 12 Oct 2016

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  A stunning new portrait of Leicester honorary graduate and Distinguished Honorary Fellow Sir David Attenborough at Leicester’s New Walk Museum has...

• Leicester graduate reaches GBBO quarter final

  Date: 6 Oct 2016

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  Leicester Economics graduate Benjamina Ebuehi (pictured) has reached the quarter finals of the popular BBC baking show The Great British Bake Off.

• TEDx comes to Leicester

  Date: 5 Oct 2016

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  Some of Leicester’s best known institutions and organisations are getting behind an inspiring event, which is set to bring some of the...

• Tim Peake describes the first time he saw Earth from space in new video

  Date: 29 Sep 2016

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  The University has conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science upon British astronaut Tim Peake during a visit to the National Space Centre...

• Giant rhinos and letters home historical Freshers Weeks at our University

  Date: 26 Sep 2016

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  This year our University has launched its Fabulous First Year initiative, including the MyUoL app which allows students to access daily university...

• University figures feature in Most Influential People in Leicestershire list

  Date: 23 Sep 2016

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  The Leicester Mercury has recently published its Most Influential People in Leicestershire 2016 brochure, which features staff, alumni, honorary...