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• Oral archive delves into post and pre-NHS East Midlands worlds

  Date: 29 Jun 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/nhs-oral

  To mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS, the University of Leicester has unearthed a treasure trove of spoken accounts of healthcare through the...

• Podcast brings East Midlanders’ memories of last century’s coronations to life

  Date: 5 May 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/oral-history

  East Midlanders talking about their experiences of last century’s royal coronations feature in a new podcast from the University of Leicester.

• 1,800 year-old evidence of Roman worship found in Leicester Cathedral dig

  Date: 6 Mar 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/cathedral-roman-worship

  University of Leicester Archaeological Services uncover evidence of a cellar and altar stone from the Roman period thought to be a private shrine...

• University holds series of public events to mark Leicester’s migration history

  Date: 22 Aug 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/leicester-migration-events

  The University of Leicester is working in conjunction with partners to hold five public events on the recent history of migration to the city.

• Links between historic places, colonialism and slavery revealed

  Date: 22 Sep 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/links-between-historic-places-colonialism-and-slavery-revealed

  Connections between 93 historic places and colonialism and historic slavery have been revealed by the National Trust today, for the first time.

• Demand for free colonial history lessons spikes

  Date: 10 Jun 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/colonial-countryside

  Free home schooling packs about Britain’s colonial past have seen a surge in popularity.

• Fantastic Beasts and Where I Found Them

  Date: 15 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/15-fantastic-beasts-and-where-i-found-them

  Join us for the first in a revamped series of Professorial Inaugural Lectures as Professor Richard Thomas discusses his research into human-animal...

• Unique Iron Age shield found by Leicester archaeologists

  Date: 22 May 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/23-enderby-iron-age-bark-shield

  A unique bark shield from the Iron Age has been discovered by archaeologists from the University of Leicester, the only one of its kind ever found...

• Leicester to host national conference on Black British history

  Date: 16 Apr 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/17-black-british-history-workshop

  The University of Leicester and the Centre for New Writing is set to host the prestigious Institute of Commonwealth Studies’ 10th Black British...

• Students embark on RAF Stories mission

  Date: 6 Dec 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/06-students-embark-raf-stories-mission

  History students at the University of Leicester have teamed up with the RAF Museum, Cosford and students at De Montfort University for a community...