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• Hijacking of religious symbols by extremists intensifies rifts and tensions suggests academic

  Date: 26 Aug 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/2018hijacking2019-of-religious-symbols-by-extremists-intensifies-rifts-and-tensions-suggests-academic

  The ‘hijacking’ of religious symbols – such as beards, clothing and phrases - by extremists sullies their original use and intensifies rifts and...

• As China opens the worlds longest glassbottomed bridge researcher highlights how glass was a symbol of power to ancient cultures

  Date: 24 Aug 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/as-china-opens-the-worlds-longest-glass-bottomed-bridge-researcher-highlights-how-glass-was-a-2018symbol-of-power2019-to-ancient-cultures

  Last weekend, the world's highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge opened to visitors in central China, connecting two mountain cliffs in...

• Expert opinions cover magic glass Obamas nuclear policy Kenya and banning the burquini

  Date: 24 Aug 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/expert-opinions-cover-magic-glass-obamas-nuclear-policy-kenya-and-banning-the-burquini

  Margaret Maclean from the Special Collections has written a Staff Blog discussing the cast of impossibly colourful characters in the collection of...

• The Bulletin Leicester researchers search for new epoch signal

  Date: 24 Aug 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/the-bulletin-2013-leicester-researchers-search-for-new-epoch-signal

  In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre: Leicester researchers involved in hunt for 'golden spike' that...

• Banning of burquinis is a step towards depriving Muslim women of equal citizenship expert suggests

  Date: 22 Aug 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/banning-of-2018burquinis2019-is-a-step-towards-depriving-muslim-women-of-equal-citizenship-expert-suggests

  The recent banning of the ‘burquini’ in Cannes is a step towards depriving Muslim women of equal citizenship, according to Dr Saeeda Shah...

• Obamas nuclear policy wishlist appears neither politically viable nor diplomatically wise

  Date: 19 Aug 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/2018obama2019s-nuclear-policy-wish-list-appears-neither-politically-viable-nor-diplomatically-wise2019

  Without broad approval at home or abroad Obama’s nuclear policy wish-list appears neither politically viable nor diplomatically wise in the longer...

• 2015 was best ever year for tourism in Leicestershire

  Date: 12 Aug 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/2015-best-ever-year-for-tourism-for-leicestershire

  Leicester City's Premier League success and the ongoing 'Richard III effect' made 2015 the best year ever for tourism in Leicestershire.

• The Bulletin Leicester satellite experts to help farmers fertilise

  Date: 11 Aug 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/the-bulletin-2013-leicester-satellite-experts-to-help-farmers-fertilise

  In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre: Leicester satellite experts to help farmers improve fertiliser...

• Second successful season of fieldwork for archaeology students concludes

  Date: 10 Aug 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/second-successful-season-of-fieldwork-for-archaeology-students-concludes

  An archaeological project aimed at giving students hands-on experience of excavating and uncovering real historical sites has turned up a host of...

• Medieval skeletons discovered at Leicester Castle

  Date: 9 Aug 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/medieval-skeletons-discovered-at-leicester-castle

  A team of Leicester archaeologists has uncovered medieval human remains at Leicester Castle.