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• ‘Back to the Future’ study informs new Government report

  Date: 31/01/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/31-gov-office-science-foresight-future-mobility-report

  A University of Leicester professor has made a major contribution to a new Government report – The Foresight Future of Mobility – being launched...

• Students embark on RAF Stories mission

  Date: 06/12/2018 00:00:00

  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...

• Richard III’s discovery takes to the stage at the Royal Institution

  Date: 23/11/2018 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/23-richard-iii-royal-institution-haldene-lecture

  Richard III geneticist Professor Turi King to give prestigious JBS Haldane Lecture on Monday 26 November 2018.

• Leicester Cathedral remembers founding of the University

  Date: 25/10/2018 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/25-leicester-cathedral-remembers-founding-of-the-university

  Lecture on University of Leicester’s origins in the Great War will form part of remembrance events at Leicester Cathedral

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

  Date: 19/10/2018 00:00:00

  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,...

• University equality work wins national award

  Date: 19/10/2018 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/19-pride-and-prejudice-award

  Groundbreaking work by the University of Leicester and the National Trust wins prestigious PinkNews Award.

• Telling the story of Leicestershire’s first university

  Date: 17/10/2018 00:00:00

  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.

• £1.2 million funding to investigate mental health legacy of colonialism in Guyana’s jails

  Date: 14/10/2018 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/15-mental-health-legacy-of-colonialism-in-guyanas-jails

  Funding for University of Leicester project announced under the ESRC-AHRC GCRF Mental Health 2017 Call

• University of Leicester researcher is finalist for prestigious heritage award

  Date: 10/10/2018 00:00:00

  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

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

  Date: 28/09/2018 00:00:00

  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