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Leicester research into acid attacks presented in Home Office report
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/acid-attacks
Researchers at the University of Leicester have published the first report of its kind examining attacks with acid and other corrosive substances.
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Local democracy in peril, warns Leicester academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/local-democracy
The threat to local democracy in the UK is the subject of a video interview with a University of Leicester academic on a top UK politics website.
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£1.8m AHRC funding awarded to Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/ahrc-grant
Nearly two million pounds of funding from UK Research and Innovation’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has been awarded to the...
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Revealed, recorded and reported: 25 years of remarkable archaeological discoveries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/ulas-book
Remarkable remains of Leicester’s ancient past are being celebrated by the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) team with a new...
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Professor Sally Kyd appointed first woman Head of Law
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/professor-sally-kyd-appointed-first-woman-head-of-law
Professor Sally Kyd, becomes the first woman to be appointed Head of Law at the University of Leicester.
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Animal mummies unwrapped: hi-res 3D X-rays reveal secrets of life and death in ancient Egypt
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...
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Ancient skeleton provides the earliest evidence of a pet cat in Kazakhstan
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/cat-skull
Uncovered in an urban settlement in Dzhankent, Kazakhstan, the analysis of the ancient animal skeleton shows this to be the first domesticated cat...
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£1.7m awards announced for research spanning space and smoking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/fellowships
Two academics have received prestigious fellowships, announced today, to pursue research in planet formation and the effects of tobacco over time.
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Honorary Degree for Life Peer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/17-baroness-verma-honorary
Baroness Sandip Verma has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of Leicester.
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Businessman, bishop and life peer to receive Honorary Degrees
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/06-honorands-announcement
Three recipients of honorary degrees, to be awarded at this month’s Graduation Ceremonies, have been announced.