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• Unique Iron Age shield found by Leicester archaeologists

  Date: 23/05/2019 00:00:00

  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...

• Colonial Countryside project featured on A Place in the Country

  Date: 03/05/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/03-country-houses

  ITV programme explores research into connections between English country houses, Africa, the Caribbean and East India Company.

• Leicester to host national conference on Black British history

  Date: 17/04/2019 00:00:00

  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...

• ‘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.