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• Leicester team visits University of Babylon

  Date: 2 May 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-team-visits-university-of-babylon

  Six representatives of the University of Leicester have paid a visit to the University of Babylon, Iraq.

• Islamophobia and homophobia to be the focus of free public event

  Date: 26 Apr 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/islamophobia-and-homophobia-to-be-the-focus-of-free-public-event

  Islamophobia and Homophobia are subjects to be tackled at a free public event at the University of Leicester.

• Largest archaeological excavation in Leicester in over a decade open to public

  Date: 25 Apr 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/largest-archaeological-excavation-in-leicester-in-over-a-decade-open-to-public

  Members of the public are invited to learn more about Leicester's Roman past as the city's largest excavation site in over 10 years is open to...

• How forensic statistics nailed the identity of the Last Plantagenet

  Date: 21 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/how-forensic-statistics-nailed-the-identity-of-the-2018last-plantagenet2019

  A Leicester historian who carried out a genealogical study of King Richard III will give a talk on Tuesday 28 March at the University’s Centre for...

• University showcases wide-ranging postgraduate research

  Date: 15 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/university-showcases-wide-ranging-postgraduate-research

  Talented PhD graduates from our University will be delivering a wealth of insight at the cutting edge of their fields at a day of lectures on 22...

• New project explores art and DNA at Leicester

  Date: 14 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/new-project-explores-art-and-dna-at-leicester

  Leicester-based artists Ruth Singer and Gillian McFarland have begun working with Dr Turi King, Reader in Genetics and Archaeology, on a project...

• New project to identify Jack the Rippers last known victim

  Date: 9 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/new-project-to-identify-jack-the-ripper2019s-last-victim

  Members of the team who undertook genealogical and demographic research in relation to the discovery of the mortal remains of King Richard III...

• Leicester scientist lends expertise to new Jack the Ripper book

  Date: 27 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-scientist-lends-expertise-to-new-jack-the-ripper-book

  Bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell is due to release Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert on 28 February, a comprehensive and...

• Expert opinions cover the Stoke byelection rocks and Indian banknotes

  Date: 20 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/expert-opinions-cover-trump-rocks-an-indian-banknotes

  Inès Hassen, Researcher at the Centre for Urban History and Teaching Fellow in French Studies, discusses how the cultural and economic history of...

• Leicester academics to contribute to historical documentary exploring The Impossible Peace

  Date: 20 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-academics-to-contribute-to-historical-documentary-exploring-2018the-impossible-peace2019

  An upcoming historical documentary will feature interviews with four academics from our University.