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• New research on the Caribbeans largest concentration of indigenous preColumbian rock art

  Date: 26 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/artists-before-columbus-new-research-on-the-caribbean2019s-largest-concentration-of-indigenous-pre-columbian-rock-art

  New research by academics from our university and the British Museum working with colleagues from the British Geological Survey and Cambridge...

• Leicester Professor wins East Midlands Womens Award

  Date: 23 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-professor-wins-east-midland2019s-women2019s-award

  Professor Turi King (pictured) has been awarded the East Midlands Women’s Awards for Outstanding Woman in Stem at a prestigious ceremony on 20...

• Voices of mental health

  Date: 12 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/voices-of-mental-health

  Research by Professor Martin Halliwell has broken new ground in deepening our understanding of the history and politics of mental health.

• 16th Annual American Studies Lecture will bring a taste of Broadway to Leicester

  Date: 3 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/16th-annual-american-studies-lecture-will-bring-a-taste-of-new-york-broadway-to-leicester

  The Centre for American Studies annual lecture will be delivered this year by Professor Annette Saddik- Professor of English and Theatre at New...

• Ancient history competitions to inspire school children to learn about Greek and Roman pasts

  Date: 27 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/ancient-history-competitions-to-inspire-school-children-to-learn-about-greek-and-roman-pasts

  A series of competitions organised by our University will inspire young people across the UK to learn about the ancient world in creative ways.

• EXILE installation marks fifty years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality

  Date: 19 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/fifty-years-since-the-partial-decriminalisation-of-homosexuality-to-coincide-with-bold-new-installation-at-the-national-trust2019s-kingston-lacy-in-dorset

  A bold new installation at the National Trust’s Kingston Lacy in Dorset and involving researchers from our School of Museum Studies marks fifty...

• Leicester passes 4 million readers milestone on The Conversation

  Date: 19 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-passes-4-million-reader-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 4 million readers through nearly 230 articles written...

• Leicester team to compete in University Challenge

  Date: 15 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-team-to-compete-in-university-challenge

  Four talented students from the our University are going to show Paxman what they’re made of in an upcoming episode of University Challenge.

• International Honour for Outstanding Scholarship

  Date: 12 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/international-honour-for-outstanding-scholarship

  A Visiting Professor at our University's School of Archaeology and Ancient History is being honoured for his outstanding work.

• Expert opinions cover Juno museums Cassini Ethiopian dams and the business of bikes

  Date: 11 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-opinions-cover-juno-museums-cassini-and-the-business-of-bikes

  Dr Jonathan Nichols from our Department of Physics and Astronomy has been highlighted in a number of media outlets, including the Daily Mail, the...