'So that they may have life' - Our History

Filmed in the summer of 2018, the film shows Dr Astley Clarke and Lily McCurdy walking the same path a century apart. The film features students, alumni and staff playing the roles of doctors, nurses, patients and present-day students.

In this film, we hear the words of local doctor, Dr Astley Clarke, as he responds to an editorial in the Leicester Daily Post newspaper. Published on 14 November 1917, the paper suggests the creation of a university as a living memorial to those who made sacrifices during the First World War.

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