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• Diverse range of events taking place at the University of Leicester to celebrate Black History Month 2018

  Date: 27 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/28-black-history-month

  Mental health discussions, student-led initiatives and Leicester’s hidden Black history among events marking Black History Month in the UK

• Gentrification expert discusses 'managed decline' of estates for BBC

  Date: 11 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/gentrification-expert-discusses-2018managed-decline2019-of-estates-for-bbc

  The process of regenerating inner city areas has negative impact on existing communities.

• Leicester research is using valuable manuscripts saved from destruction in conflict zones

  Date: 10 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/leicester-research-is-using-valuable-manuscripts-saved-from-destruction-in-conflict-zones

  Dr Jan Vandeburie is working with the Hill Manuscript Museum and Library, where significant historical documents are preserved and...

• Radio Leicester and the University of Leicester 50 Years of Collaboration

  Date: 15 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/radio-leicester-and-the-university-of-leicester-2013-50-years-of-collaboration2019

  The recent 50th anniversary of the start of the country’s first BBC local radio station, BBC Radio Leicester, which launched on 8 November 1967,...

• University involved in major audio preservation project

  Date: 11 Apr 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/university-involved-in-major-audio-preservation-project

  The British Library is today launching ‘Unlocking Our Sound Heritage’, a major £18.8 million preservation and access project, which has received a £9.

• Victorian games and 19th century school life showcased at new exhibition

  Date: 17 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/victorian-games-and-19th-century-school-life-showcased-at-new-exhibition

  A new exhibition exploring the lives of Victorian schoolchildren – including the games that they played and their classroom experiences – is on...

• 27000 project to preserve Leicesters postwar memories

  Date: 7 Nov 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/ps27-000-project-to-preserve-leicesters-post-war-memories

  The East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA), based in the Centre for Urban History at our University, has received £27,000 from the Heritage...

• Life-saving equipment made publicly available

  Date: 10 Aug 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/life-saving-equipment-made-publicly-available

  Our University has installed its first community public access defibrillators (cpads) which are available for use by staff, students and members...

• Love letter to Leicester Inner Ring Road may sooth the pain of city traffic jams

  Date: 9 Aug 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/love-letter-to-leicester-inner-ring-road-may-sooth-the-pain-of-city-traffic-jams

  A video produced by our University has been featured by the Leicester Mercury in an article discussing historical Leicester.

• Leicestershires unusual historical habits revealed

  Date: 20 Jul 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicestershire2019s-unusual-historical-habits-revealed

  From fattening pigs to enjoying a nice slice of crow pie, unusual historical habits in villages throughout Leicestershire have been revealed...