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• Animal mummies unwrapped: hi-res 3D X-rays reveal secrets of life and death in ancient Egypt

  Date: 19 Aug 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/animal-mummies

  Three mummified animals from ancient Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers from the University of Leicester and...

• Demand for free colonial history lessons spikes

  Date: 10 Jun 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/colonial-countryside

  Free home schooling packs about Britain’s colonial past have seen a surge in popularity.

• Cricket Country shortlisted for prestigious non-fiction prize

  Date: 3 May 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/cricket-country-shortlisted

  A book by a Leicester academic exploring the untold history of the first All India cricket team has been shortlisted as one of six entries for the...

• University recognises leading lights in education

  Date: 13 Dec 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/13-leics-live-awards

  Last night saw leading lights in the education sector rewarded for their important contributions at the LeicestershireLive Education Awards,...

• Trident and Triremes: funding for research into nuclear weapons and Ancient Greece

  Date: 10 Dec 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/10-erc-grants

  Two University of Leicester academics have received more than three and a half million euros from the European Research Council for major projects...

• Plutarch’s domestic life explored in public lecture by expert in ancient history

  Date: 20 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/20-plutarch-talk

  Ancient Greek writer Plutarch is the subject of a free public lecture at the University of Leicester on 26 November.

• Public lecture puts Dickens’ marriage under the spotlight

  Date: 11 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/11-dickens-lecture

  Charles Dickens’ strained marriage is the subject of a free public lecture presented on Wednesday 20 November 2019 by our Victorian Studies Centre.

• Joe Orton artworks to be auctioned for appeal

  Date: 8 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/08-joe-orton-artworks-to-be-auctioned-for-appeal

  To support a campaign to crowdfund a statue of the iconic British playwright Joe Orton in his hometown of Leicester the Estate of Joe Orton is...

• Civil rights expert to deliver annual American Studies lecture

  Date: 13 Oct 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/14-american-studies-lecture

  An expert on the history of the Black Power movement will deliver a free public lecture at the University of Leicester on Monday 21 October.

• New Vice-Chancellor named

  Date: 18 Aug 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/20-new-vice-chancellor-named

  The University of Leicester is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Nishan Canagarajah as its next President and Vice-Chancellor with...