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Excavation of Roman Cemetery nominated for national archaeology award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/excavation-of-roman-cemetery-nominated-for-national-archaeology-award
For the second year running a project led by Leicester archaeologists has been nominated in the Current Archaeology Awards, this year in the...
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Leicester expert features on BBC 100 Women series
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/leicester-experts-features-on-bbc-100-women-series
The BBC’s 2016 season of 100 women has featured expert comment from our University.
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Event explores digital opportunities for crisis work and international development
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/event-explores-digital-opportunities-for-crisis-work-and-international-development
The role of communications and technology in crises worldwide are to be discussed at an event that launches a new international network of...
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Expert opinions cover museums MEPs Donald Trump and learning gain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/expert-opinions-cover-museums-meps-donald-trump-and-learning-gain
Robin Clarke from the School of Museum Studies has written a staff blog discussing how museums can challenge pervasive media and stand up for the...
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Academics contribute to major project celebrating 80 years of British TV
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/academics-contribute-to-major-project-celebrating-80-years-of-british-tv
Professor Helen Wood and Dr Jilly Boyce Kay from the School  of Media, Communication and Sociology have contributed to BBC History’s new archive...
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Artisans and activists in the world of handmade crafts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/artisans-and-activists-in-the-world-of-handmade-crafts
Bake-off and sewing bee enthusiasts have fuelled a revival of traditional crafts, but a week of events at our University will explore whether they...
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Expert opinions cover digital sweatshops and local aid workers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/expert-opinions-cover-digital-sweatshops
Dr Jonathan Corpus Ong from the Department of Media, Communication and Sociology has written an article for The Guardian about how local aid...
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Lecture to discuss how sexual commerce has adapted to the digital age
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/how-sexual-commerce-has-adapted-to-the-digital-age
An exploration of how commercial sex in the Western world is mediated or performed through the internet and digital technologies forms part of a...
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Research to investigate round mounds of the Isle of Man
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/research-to-investigate-round-mounds-of-the-isle-of-man
Dr Rachel Crellin (pictured) from the School of Archaeology and Ancient History and Dr Chris Fowler (Newcastle University) aim to investigate what...
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Leicester academic to provide legal and ethical advice on museum closures in sector
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/leicester-academic-to-provide-legal-and-ethical-advice-on-museum-closures-in-sector
An academic from our School of Law will be providing ethical and legal advice on museum closures as part of a working group set up to draft...