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Archaeological excavations at Bradgate Park uncover the home of Lady Jane Grey
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/25-archaeological-excavations-bradgate-park-fieldschool-lady-jane-grey
Archaeologists from the University of Leicester have returned to Bradgate Park for their fifth season of excavations.
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Schoolchildren from Leicester to send messages of hope to refugee camp
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/14-refugee-camp
Appeal for more schools to become ‘Schools of Sanctuary’. Children from a Leicester school are to send messages of hope to a refugee camp in Greece.
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Baby pterodactyls could fly from birth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/12-baby-pterodactyls-flying-from-birth
A breakthrough discovery has found that pterodactyls, extinct flying reptiles also known as pterosaurs, had a remarkable ability – they could fly...
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Students present youth violence solutions to the Home Office
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/07-students-home-office-youth-violence-challenge
On Wednesday 29 May, four of our students visited the Home Office to present their proposed solution to the problem of youth violence following...
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Unique Iron Age shield found by Leicester archaeologists
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...
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World-renowned sociologist to deliver Anthropocene lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/17-bruno-latour-anthropocene-lecture
Professor Bruno Latour, the award-winning and renowned sociologist, philosopher and anthropologist, will deliver a lecture on the Anthropocene at...
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Athena SWAN Award for Archaeology and Ancient History
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/07-athena-swan-bronze-archaeology
We are pleased to announce that the School of Archaeology and Ancient History (SAAH) has received an Athena SWAN Bronze award in recognition of...
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Professor Henrietta O'Connor appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of College
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/15-henrietta-o-connor-new-pro-vc-head-of-college
The University of Leicester is delighted to announce that Professor Henrietta O'Connor has been appointed to the role leading the College of...
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University of Leicester running free event on how war affects education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-free-event-war-affects-education
Syrian professors provide first-hand account of teaching in war-torn country.
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A poetic double helix
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/20-innovative-poem-complex-structure-of-dna
Innovative poem by University of Leicester academics reflects complex structure of DNA.