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• First witness to the Great Fire of London uncovered by University of Leicester academic

  Date: 1 Sep 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/fire-of-london

  Professor Kate Loveman of the University of Leicester for the Museum of London has identified the first witness of the Great Fire of London.

• University of Leicester historian bestowed British Academy honour

  Date: 21 Jul 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/clare-anderson

  A University of Leicester expert on imperial and global history has been recognised for their contribution to the humanities and social sciences.

• Six Leverhulme Early Career Fellows to join University of Leicester to conduct groundbreaking research

  Date: 4 Jul 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/leverhulme

  Six academics will join the University of Leicester in the 2023/24 academic year after being awarded Early Career Fellowships from the Leverhulme...

• University of Leicester celebrates 75th anniversary of Empire Windrush arrival

  Date: 22 Jun 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/windrush

  The University of Leicester is working with the city’s Caribbean community to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush.

• Podcast brings East Midlanders’ memories of last century’s coronations to life

  Date: 5 May 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/oral-history

  East Midlanders talking about their experiences of last century’s royal coronations feature in a new podcast from the University of Leicester.

• Academics pipe up with a new interpretation of history

  Date: 28 Apr 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/pipes

  The historic misuse of the humble smoker’s pipe has led to two University of Leicester academics’ realisation that we might be missing a trick...

• 86-year-old PhD graduate amongst University of Leicester’s Class of 2023

  Date: 2 Feb 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/stan-hardie

  An 86-year-old was amongst the thousands of students who graduated from the University of Leicester last week.

• University of Leicester marks Holocaust Memorial Day

  Date: 27 Jan 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/hmd

  The University of Leicester will mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Friday, 27 January with a number of events organised by the Stanley Burton Centre...

• National Trust and University of Leicester launch pioneering film to explore fascinating stories of disability from the Trust’s sites and collections for the first time

  Date: 16 Jan 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/everywhere-nowhere

  Everywhere and Nowhere is a collaboration between the National Trust and the University of Leicester’s Research Centre for Museums and...

• Hidden inscriptions hint at mystery medieval woman’s identity

  Date: 29 Nov 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/insular-manuscript-medieval-inscriptions

  Drawings and the name ‘Eadburg’ found scratched into early medieval manuscript by University of Leicester PhD student.