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• 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...

• Poppy Wreath Pilgrimage to pay tribute to World War One Heroes

  Date: 9 Nov 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/09-pilgrimage

  University of Leicester to visit war memorials in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland On Sunday 11 November, Sir David Attenborough OM and...

• New video remembers the beginnings of the University

  Date: 5 Nov 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/05-centenary-video

  Commemorative film reveals the story of our creation.

• Sir David Attenborough to commemorate the beginnings of the University of Leicester on Armistice Day

  Date: 1 Nov 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/01-centenary-square

  Story of the founding of Leicester's first university to be remembered on Sunday 11 November.

• University of Leicester academic takes leading role in major new exhibition on Anglo-Saxon England

  Date: 18 Oct 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/anglo-saxon-exhibition

  A renowned University of Leicester expert in Early Medieval History has taken a leading role in a new exhibition, Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word,...

• Telling the story of Leicestershire’s first university

  Date: 16 Oct 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/17-gordon-campbell-lecture

  Professor Gordon Campbell is delivering a lecture on the history of the University of Leicester.

• University of Leicester researcher is finalist for prestigious heritage award

  Date: 9 Oct 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/10-researcher-is-finalist-for-prestigious-heritage-award

  PhD researcher from the School of Archaeology and Ancient History Mark Webb shortlisted for 2018 Historic England Angel Award