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• University of Leicester showcases collective arts, culture and heritage offer at national Museums + Heritage Show

  Date: 14 May 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/museums-and-heritage-arts-culture-showcase

  University of Leicester will showcase its collective arts, culture and heritage expertise at the national Museums + Heritage Show 2026 in London.

• Bumper year of funded PhD opportunities in heritage and culture at the University of Leicester 

  Date: 22 April 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/phd-archaeology-heritage-culture-museums-and-galleries

  Explore funded PhD opportunities in heritage and culture at the University of Leicester, with projects in museum studies, archaeology, history and...

• University of Leicester deepens Smithsonian Institution partnership

  Date: 20 April 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/university-leicester-deepens-smithsonian-institution-partnership

  The University of Leicester’s Institute for Digital Culture has renewed its long-standing partnership with the Smithsonian Institution.

• £1.49 million funding to address inequalities in who attends museums – and who benefits from them

  Date: 5 December 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/funding-inequalities-attend-museums-benefits

  Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) at the University of Leicester awarded major research grant to explore how museums can reduce...

• Festival of Media Stories returns to Leicester for its second year

  Date: 4 November 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/festival-of-media-stories-returns-leicester-film

  The Festival of Media Stories returns to Leicester on Friday, 7 November, celebrating and nurturing media talent across the East Midlands.

• Blog: New Political Order? The strange demise of red and blue

  Date: 2 October 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/new-political-order-strange-demise-labour-conservatives-blog

  In this expert blog, Paul Baines, Professor of Political Marketing, explains what’s happened to the Tories and Labour.

• 150-million-year post-mortem reveals baby pterosaurs perished in a violent storm

  Date: 5 September 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/150-million-year-post-mortem-baby-pterosaurs-storm

  University of Leicester scientists have identified two extraordinary new fossils - tiny prehistoric flying reptiles, pterosaurs, with broken wings

• Europe’s security at risk unless its leaders learn lessons of Russia-Ukraine war, expert warns

  Date: 20 August 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/europe-security-risk-leaders-learn-lessons-russia-ukraine-war

  An expert in the Russia-Ukraine war has warned Europe’s leaders to heed the lessons of the conflict or risk war spreading across the continent.

• Project connecting digitally catalogued collections in UK museums receives three years’ funding worth £800,000

  Date: 5 August 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/digitally-catalogued-collections-uk-museums-funding

  Joint venture between the University of Leicester, Art UK and Collections Trust supported by Arts and Humanities Research Council aims to...

• Graduate returns to University of Leicester to collect award for an outstanding international career

  Date: 16 July 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/graduate-university-leicester-award-outstanding-international-career

  Dr Duncan Wood, Leicester Politics graduate, awarded honorary degree for global impact in international affairs, policy, and strategic leadership.