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1,800 year-old evidence of Roman worship found in Leicester Cathedral dig
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/cathedral-roman-worship
University of Leicester Archaeological Services uncover evidence of a cellar and altar stone from the Roman period thought to be a private shrine...
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Mick Herron, Bernadine Evaristo, Nina Stibbe and Kit de Waal headline 2023 Literary Leicester festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/literary-leicester
The programme for Literary Leicester, the University of Leicester's annual free literary festival, has been announced today.
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University of Leicester launches exhibition celebrating 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/shakespeare
The University of Leicester is celebrating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s First Folio with an exhibition at the David Wilson Library.
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Register now to attend free events at Leicestershire Innovation Festival 2023
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/innovation-awards
Leicestershire Innovation Festival starts next week - and there’s still time to register for more than 20 events aiming to help increase business...
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Leicester Cathedral dig finds coffin of asylum surgeon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/cathedral-dig-surgeon
University of Leicester archaeologists have found the coffin of the first resident medical officer for the Leicestershire and Rutland County...
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University of Leicester bestows honour on English student-turned-inspiring-author
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/jeffrey-boakye
A University of Leicester graduate who has enjoyed a successful career as an author, broadcaster and educator has been awarded an honorary degree...
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University of Leicester archaeologists identify ancient Stonehenge gold digging kit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/gold
University of Leicester archaeologists have identified a 4000-year-old gold working tool kit amongst the grave goods from an important Bronze Age...
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Before Highcross: Vote now for research teams that solved Leicester’s shopping centre history mysteries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/highcross-dig
Archaeologists who examined the ground beneath Leicester’s shopping mall district are up for a research award – and they need your vote.
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Rutland Roman villa: how we found one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/rutland-roman
The discovery of a previously unknown Roman villa in rural Rutland during the 2020 lockdown was one of the archaeological stories of the year.
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University of Leicester politics expert to be embedded in UK Parliament
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/rick-whitaker
Dr Rick Whitaker, Associate Professor in European Politics, is one of three UK academics to be seconded to Parliament as a Thematic Research Lead.