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• Leicester passes 4 million readers milestone on The Conversation

  Date: 19 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-passes-4-million-reader-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 4 million readers through nearly 230 articles written...

• Leicester team to compete in University Challenge

  Date: 15 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-team-to-compete-in-university-challenge

  Four talented students from the our University are going to show Paxman what they’re made of in an upcoming episode of University Challenge.

• International Honour for Outstanding Scholarship

  Date: 12 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/international-honour-for-outstanding-scholarship

  A Visiting Professor at our University's School of Archaeology and Ancient History is being honoured for his outstanding work.

• Archaeologists return to Castle Hill to explore historic monument linked with Knights Hospitallers

  Date: 29 Aug 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/archaeologists-return-to-castle-hill-to-explore-historic-monument-linked-with-knights-hospitallers

  From 2 - 27 September, our archaeologists working with Leicester City Council and members of the public, will return to Castle Hill Country Park...

• Awards for our University from the Royal Astronomical Society

  Date: 4 Jul 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/awards-for-our-university-from-the-royal-astronomical-society

  A leading academic from our University is to receive a prize this week from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS).

• Researchers develop pioneering X-ray technique to analyse ancient artefacts

  Date: 28 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/researchers-develop-pioneering-x-ray-technique-to-analyse-ancient-artefacts

  A pioneering X-ray technique that can analyse artefacts of any shape or texture in a non-destructive way has been developed by an international...

• Archaeological detectives discover secret square beneath worldfamous Avebury stone circle

  Date: 26 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/archaeological-detectives-discover-2018secret-square2019-beneath-world-famous-avebury-stone-circle

  Archaeologists have found a striking and apparently unique square monument beneath the world famous Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire.

• Leicester geneticist to deliver Richard III talk at international conference

  Date: 20 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/leicester-geneticist-to-deliver-richard-iii-talk-at-international-conference

  Professor Turi King (pictured) from our Department of Genetics and School of Archaeology and Ancient History will be giving a Special Plenary...

• Free public open day at Bradgate Park

  Date: 20 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/free-public-open-day-at-bradgate-park

  Members of the public are invited to learn about the latest archaeological discoveries being made by the University of Leicester’s Archaeology...

• New programme announced for UKs largest archaeology festival

  Date: 19 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/new-programme-announced-for-uk2019s-largest-archaeology-festival

  The programme for this year’s Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology, which is supported by the University of Leicester, has been...