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• College performance of Shakespeares Richard III incorporates discovery of the Kings remains

  Date: 11 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/college-performance-of-shakespeares-richard-iii-incorporates-discovery-kings-remains

  A contemporary take on Shakespeare's Richard III which includes scenes depicting University archaeologists is to be performed today (Friday 11 March).

• University of Leicester picks up two awards in VisitEnglands Awards for Excellence

  Date: 10 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/university-of-leicester-picks-up-two-awards-in-visitengland2019s-awards-for-excellence

  The University of Leicester competed in national awards at the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2016 at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool where...

• Leicester shortlisted for Guardian University Awards

  Date: 1 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-shortlisted-for-guardian-university-awards

  The University of Leicester has been shortlisted for two categories in the prestigious Guardian University Awards 2016.

• Free online course offers insights into the time of Richard III

  Date: 26 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/free-online-course-offers-insights-into-the-time-of-richard-iii

  As the first anniversary of the reinterment of Richard III approaches in March, our University is relaunching its highly popular online course...

• Leicester up for two out of three awards in VisitEnglands Awards for Excellence

  Date: 4 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/leicester-up-for-two-out-of-three-awards-in-visitengland2019s-awards-for-excellence

  VisitEngland, the national tourist board has announced the finalists for the Awards for Excellence 2016 with the University's Attenborough Arts...

• Exceeding expectations Leicester shortlisted for more awards for Richard III discovery research and reinterment

  Date: 4 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/exceeding-expectations-leicester-shortlisted-for-more-awards-for-richard-iii-discovery-research-and-reinterment

  Today is the anniversary of the announcement by the University of Leicester that it had discovered the mortal remains of Richard III – described...

• Study suggests human impact has created a plastic planet

  Date: 27 Jan 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-suggests-human-impact-has-created-a-2018plastic-planet2019

  Planet Earth’s oceans and lands will be buried by increasing layers of plastic waste by the mid-century due to human activity, according to...

• Archaeologists recover Iron Age pottery at site in Welford

  Date: 7 Jan 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/archaeologists-recover-iron-age-pottery-at-site-in-welford

  University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) has carried out an archaeological excavation of an Iron Age settlement at Newlands Road in...

• Hard evidence for a human-driven Earth

  Date: 7 Jan 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/hard-evidence-for-a-human-driven-earth

  The evidence for a new geological epoch which marks the impact of human activity on the Earth is now overwhelming, according to a recent paper by...

• Study suggests ancient communities resisted farming practices

  Date: 6 Jan 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-suggests-ancient-communities-resisted-farming-practices

  Research involving Leicester researchers has uncovered new evidence of lifestyles thousands of years ago.