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• Leicester research into acid attacks presented in Home Office report

  Date: 4 Feb 2021

  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.

• Local democracy in peril, warns Leicester academic

  Date: 22 Jan 2021

  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.

• Professor Sally Kyd appointed first woman Head of Law

  Date: 1 Oct 2020

  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.

• New theory claims pterodactyls did not have feathers

  Date: 28 Sep 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/pterosaurs

  The debate about when dinosaurs developed feathers has taken a new turn with a paper from the University of Leicester refuting claims that...

• 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...

• Discovery reveals remains of first aquatic dinosaur 'river-monster'

  Date: 28 Apr 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/spinosaurus

  An historic discovery of fossils by an international team, including Dr David Unwin at the University of Leicester, has revealed the remains of...

• Public lecture on Myanmar and museums

  Date: 6 Feb 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/06-myanmar-lecture

  The effect of displacement in Myanmar on material objects is the subject of a public lecture at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 18 February.

• Honorary Degree for Life Peer

  Date: 17 Jan 2020

  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.

• Businessman, bishop and life peer to receive Honorary Degrees

  Date: 6 Jan 2020

  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.