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• University saves 150-year-old brass band facing closure

  Date: 1 Feb 2022

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  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ has helped a 150-year-old brass band find a new home, after its future was threatened due to losing its rehearsal base.

• Long-time LGBTQ+ rights activist awarded Honorary Degree

  Date: 21 Jan 2022

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  A singer-songwriter and broadcaster famous for his long-time political activism has been awarded an Honorary Degree by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ...

• Young Leicester artists raise money for charity through ‘Hopefulness’ exhibition

  Date: 18 Jan 2022

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  A new exhibition featuring the work of budding artists from Leicester College has opened at the Attenborough Arts Centre, the University of...

• Leicester team to feature on University Challenge Christmas series

  Date: 17 Dec 2021

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  A celebrity team of Leicester graduates will look to channel the winners of the first-ever series of University Challenge for a special Christmas...

• The secret behind Scrooge? Research studies Dickens’ coded letters

  Date: 16 Dec 2021

  /news/2021/december/dickens-code

  Charles Dickens’s festive favourite A Christmas Carol is a staple of the holiday season.

• SEE ME AS ME exhibition launched at Attenborough Arts Centre as part of British Museum youth engagement project

  Date: 3 Dec 2021

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  SEE ME AS ME is an exhibition of new work exploring activism and social justice, co-curated by 12 young people interested in social justice and...

• Multiple award-winning poet, novelist and playwright to share personal story of resilience at Literary Leicester event

  Date: 20 Oct 2021

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  Multiple award-winning poet, novelist and playwright will be giving the Â鶹ÊÓƵ an exclusive insight into his personal story of...

• Â鶹ÊÓƵ sponsors Leicester Comedy Festival Business Partners’ Club

  Date: 14 Oct 2021

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  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ is proud to sponsor Leicester Comedy Festival Business Partners’ Club for the next 12 months.

• Leicester research at national Festival of Social Science

  Date: 11 Oct 2021

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  Three early-career researchers at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ have joined forces with a multi-award winning education platform to deliver a unique...

• New artwork unveiled as part of University’s Centenary celebrations

  Date: 18 Sep 2021

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  A pioneering new piece of public artwork by the Leicester-based artist Vishal Joshi has been unveiled today (Saturday) on the University of...